as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance
tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe
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Recent Examples of pilgrimage
Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN, 23 June 2024
The events beginning at a more Gen-X friendly time secured my attendance instead, as each cleverly capitalized on the influx of more than 75,000 art enthusiasts who pilgrimaged to the Magic City, using the week to announce new initiatives or promote existing ones.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The sacred pilgrimage represents one of the five pillars of Islam.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Verb
Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca has been held amid extreme weather conditions which saw temperatures consistently soar above average figures.
—Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN, 23 June 2024
The events beginning at a more Gen-X friendly time secured my attendance instead, as each cleverly capitalized on the influx of more than 75,000 art enthusiasts who pilgrimaged to the Magic City, using the week to announce new initiatives or promote existing ones.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
But for ordinary fans from those countries planning to make a pilgrimage to America for either global sporting event, that door has been just shut.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The sacred pilgrimage represents one of the five pillars of Islam.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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The pair, while traveling east in a 2020 Honda that was negotiating a curve, crossed the centerline into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a 2015 Ford traveling west, according to a State Police report.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2025
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Before their egos ruined it, Buffalo Bill and Doc Carver hosted a traveling Wild West Show, starting in 1883.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2025
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Ethan Miller/Getty Images Brightline West trains are planned to travel at up to 200 miles per hour, meaning the journey from Las Vegas to Southern California could be reduced to around two hours.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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During a candid conversation from his home in Los Angeles, Rodríguez reflects on the journey that brought him here.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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In February, a team of researchers from Western University in Canada, in collaboration with the organization Defense Research and Development Canada, trekked into the high Arctic to try to measure the activity of satellites orbiting across the pole.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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Visitors can trek into the jungle to explore this enigmatic UNESCO World Heritage Site, stepping through ruins frozen in time.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 June 2025
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Both picks, coincidentally, would be perfect for your next trip to the beach.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
27 June 2025
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Don’t be shy about documenting your trip, in your way.—
Kachelle Pratcher,
Essence,
27 June 2025
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The song became the group’s seventh No. 1 in the U.K. and reached No. 3 in the U.S. The curious connection between ABBA and AC/DC In order to tour Australia, ABBA was informed the country’s musician’s union required them to book an Australian band for shows back in Sweden.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Metallica’s Decades-Old Albums Remain the Band’s Biggest While Metallica still releases music regularly and is currently touring the United States, both of its charting albums in the U.K. have been around for more than a quarter-century.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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World champions Spain’s quest for their first Euros title begins in Group B, where they are joined by Portugal, Belgium and Italy.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Some media reports have pushed back on the Trump administration’s claims that the sites were destroyed and set Iran back years in its quest to achieve a nuclear weapon.—
Stephen Sorace , Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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Setting Sail on Cruise Ships The summer travel season also kicks off with cruise passengers voyaging throughout different parts of the United States.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2025
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The Titan submersible was voyaging to the ruins of the Titanic in June 2023.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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The original director, Adrian Molina (the writer and co-director of Pixar’s $814 million-grossing Día de Los Muertos odyssey, Coco), conceived of the movie as a passion project inspired by his own childhood experiences growing up on a military base.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
24 June 2025
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The movie’s a wild ride, part odyssey, part rollercoaster.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrimage. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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