peregrinates

verb

present tense third-person singular of peregrinate
1
as in crosses
to make one's way through, across, or over Jack Kerouac's celebrated novel about penniless free spirits peregrinating the United States

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2
as in travels
to take a trip especially of some distance a couple of backpacking college students who decided to spend the summer peregrinating around Ireland

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peregrinates
  1. crosses
  2. travels
  3. traverses
  4. tours
  5. follows
  6. treks
  7. walks
  8. journeys
Verb
  • The pipeline, which crosses the Straits of Mackinac, released about 31,000 barrels of mostly propane and butane into the atmosphere over the next four days, Enbridge said.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Agreement on resuming immigration benefits crosses party lines.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of crosses
Verb
  • Crews say there is a lot of traffic that travels there during rush hour, so safer roads are essential.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • While gathering material in southern Ukraine, Carrère travels with a group of Ukrainian soldiers, one of whom, a brooding young man named Serhiy, reminds him of a character from a Dostoyevsky novel.
    — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • And Wheeler stuck to his principles with this list, one that mostly traverses North Oak Trafficway as cheaply (and deliciously) as possible.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In just over eight hours, the train traverses Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, beginning with the towns of Naperville, Princeton, and Galesburg, Illinois.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of traverses
Verb
  • Al Jardine, a fellow Beach Boys co-founder who tours in a separate group and has sharply criticized Love’s behavior in the past, is saddened about how his former friend arrived at this point.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Yang tours globally as a headliner and has recently sold out arenas in America, Europe, Asia and Australia, breaking the record for the largest English-language stand-up comedy show ever held in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of tours
Verb
  • The humanoid project follows Meta’s acquisition of Assured Robot Intelligence, a company specializing in robot learning and artificial intelligence.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The opening follows a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday that marked the completion of new trails, parking and visitor facilities.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of follows
Verb
  • Carlos Manuel Vesga submitted the Pluribus episode where Manousos treks up through South America while accepting no help from the hive members, a showcase of defiant pride and a good bit of physically demanding work.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The jukebox musical is built from Keys’ catalogue of R&B and soul hits, a semi-autobiographical story that treks through her Manhattan upbringing.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Definition of treks
Verb
  • At the demonstration site, passages are wide enough for a push cart to move in one direction while an individual walks past in the other.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Lee and Donnie are sitting in a local diner fine-tuning the contours of their friendship of convenience when Judge Jed walks in.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of walks
Verb
  • Some oil shipments diverted around Africa face journeys up to a month longer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Named after the Italian poet whose Divine Comedy journeys through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, the fall 1996 collection explored the intersection of religion, warfare, and historical mourning traditions.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of journeys
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