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
David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Travel to the country once limited essentially to pilgrimage and business travel, opened with a tourist e-visa in 2019 and has since become an engine of jobs and investment.
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Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Just like a certain adventurer with some mean, mean pride, Rush are currently embarking on their fiftieth anniversary tour, a prog-rock pilgrimage that will take them around the world and back for the next year.
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Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Several hundred of them pilgrimage to Arizona each February for the I Heart Pluto Festival.
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David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Travel to the country once limited essentially to pilgrimage and business travel, opened with a tourist e-visa in 2019 and has since become an engine of jobs and investment.
—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
The statue was a huge hit and became a point of pilgrimage for people around the world.
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
Just like a certain adventurer with some mean, mean pride, Rush are currently embarking on their fiftieth anniversary tour, a prog-rock pilgrimage that will take them around the world and back for the next year.
—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilgrimage
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Schwarber’s first home run traveled 456 feet, while his second blast of the third inning measured 457 feet off Mets reliever Cionel Pérez.
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Belief traveled sideways, not down.
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The strait will need to be de-mined, empty tankers will need to start coming back into the area, production will need to restart and oil will need to start the slow journey to its destination.
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Chiron moving into Taurus initiates a healing journey to reconnect with joy and authentic expression.
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The Nomads Pro trekking commuter in single-battery configuration is available to order now for US$1,999.
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Visitors are not allowed to go to the island where Diana is buried, but they are allowed to trek into the Doric-style temple memorial built in July 1998.
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The Falcons’ second-year running back joined defensive lineman Zach Harrison, team president and CEO Greg Beadles and several other members of the organization in an early March trip overseas with Compassion International.
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Mary returns to the Gardiners, and re-connects with a newly single Tom Hayward during a trip to the lakes — which is crashed by Ryder and Caroline Bingley.
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The High Museum of Art is also hosting a Juneteenth event for visitors to tour the art galleries, make art of their own, listen to stories and poetry, laugh with comedians and dance during a Tambor Party.
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Trump toured the facility just two days before it was opened last summer.
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The tour included real history and mythology, then also quests, cabins based on godly parents and skits.
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Yehudi Mercado is behind the graphic novel about a family vacation gone awry, when fun Uncle Freddy accidentally kills the Boogeyman and takes on his powers, and must go on a quest to break the curse.
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Silversea is lauded for both its classic ocean liners and expedition ships, which voyage the globe including the Poles.
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Some ships even reposition between polar regions or across the Southern Hemisphere—voyages far longer than most standard cruises ever attempt.
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Blending Degruson’s experience with Belaid’s live-action, indie references, the duo crafted a family-friendly adventure with memorable characters, lush backgrounds and thrilling chase scenes, going from one setting to another in this bigger-than-life odyssey.
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Fortune’s journey to this point is a bit like the odyssey that the main character in his feature endures over the course of a day in Atlanta.
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrimage. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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