pilgrim

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Recent Examples of pilgrim Thoughts come, too, about sleep, time, and men, those cretins, pilgrims, scholars, and bards. Jane Alison june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025 Many historians believe that modern chess originated from chaturanga, an ancient Indian board game that spread to the world via traders, pilgrims and conquerors. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025 Last year, authorities barred nearly 300,000 unregistered pilgrims. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 Saudi Arabia has announced drastic changes for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage that begins today, including new rules prohibiting children from accompanying pilgrims, and prioritizing pilgrims traveling for the first time. Juwayriah Wright, Time, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pilgrim
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Noun
  • If the pattern holds, travelers could soon be marking their calendars for the tiger shark aggregation on Okaloosa Island.
    Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The nightmare comes as travelers gear up for the holiday weekend.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Visiting America's national parks is about to get more expensive for international tourists, but that's not the only change ordered by President Donald Trump that will impact park visitors.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 July 2025
  • Russians will likely be the first foreign visitors to the new resort as well.
    Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025

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“Pilgrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrim. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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