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peregrination

noun

Definition of peregrination

as in trip

a going from one place to another usually of some distance planning a leisurely peregrination across Europe for our honeymoon

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Noun

My father had flown from China for the tournament, a trip planned years in advance around a national team that ultimately failed to qualify.

— Shaoyu Yuan, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
All those visitors statistically ensure that some trips will occasionally go awry—or turn deadly.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of trip

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He's since been hard at work liaising with DEB initiative leadership to test software updates and troubleshoot other issues, while also travelling to Mexico to help train student members of the team ahead of their expedition to Spain.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 July 2026
In 1843, English botanist Joseph Hooker returned from Antarctica with samples and illustrations of plants from his expedition.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2026

Definition of expedition

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But their journey to catch up with the Rivermen proves increasingly difficult, after one of their horses gets caught in a trap.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026
Celeste would soon set out on her troubled journey as a runaway from Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, California.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of journey

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The Odyssey, of course, follows Greek King of Ithaca Odysseus’ perilous, decades-long trek home to Queen Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and their son, Prince Telemachus (Tom Holland) follow his army’s victory during the Trojan War.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
In early June, Shields, his wife and kids, ages 4 and 7, made the trek back to Yosemite, staying outside the park at Tenaya at Yosemite in Fish Camp.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of trek

Noun

Bring your tube and go on your own adventure down the river or rent from establishments nearby like Rockin’ R River Rides for a full excursion.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
The Dodgers’ first road trip is a three-city excursion that begins Thursday, April 1 in Denver with a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies.

— Staff report, Oc Register, 16 July 2026

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