Thesaurus results for PILGRIMAGE

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verb

Definition of pilgrimage

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

Verb

Nearly 100,000 visitors pilgrimage to the area annually to witness a forest canopy cloaked in orange-and-black wings. — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 Several hundred of them pilgrimage to Arizona each February for the I Heart Pluto Festival. — David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026

Noun

Before Ram Dass died in 2019, a handful of researchers, scientists, and academics made a pilgrimage to see him and ask for his blessing on what is being called the psychedelic revival. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 This is a place where adults make the pilgrimage to the legendary Pinto Ron and Pizza Pete tailgate spot in the Hammer Lot where Pinto Ron's team of merry pranksters pour shots of liquor into a bowling ball finger hole. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pilgrimage

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Verb

Critics note the change would mean the sun rises an hour later on winter mornings, leaving more children traveling to school and commuters, construction workers, farmers and others heading to work before daylight.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Passengers traveling from Manhattan can also connect to the BLADEone aircraft at Westchester County Airport by helicopter, with BLADE advertising the helicopter transfer at approximately 12 minutes.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of travel

Noun

Williamson, who, like Berlanti, lost his mom to lung cancer, also fought back tears while remembering Van Der Beek’s journey on Dawson’s Creek, a series inspired by Williamson’s own coming-of-age.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
What was your journey toward opening the PlumpJack wine shop in 1992?

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of journey

Verb

In an homage to Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, ghosts trek through the billionaire’s bedroom, each pushing him to reckon with his deficits.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Most will have to trek 20 minutes or so from a Brooklyn F or G train to get here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of trek

Noun

Like his protagonist, Bill, the first-time filmmaker — also a famed author, journalist and podcaster in his native Sweden — chaperoned a school trip to the Stockholm Archipelago in a bid to reconnect with his daughter.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
The final few days of the trip offer passengers the chance to explore Funchal, Madeira, and Portimão, Portugal, along with two sea days before disembarking in Lisbon, Portugal.

— Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of trip

Verb

During her career, Jordan toured alongside Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Van Halen.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
Now retired from touring to spend more time with his family, including his 18-month-old daughter, Rosie, Muñoz says moments like seeing young fans in the crowd are what stay with him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of tour

Noun

Jackson and Democrats are hoping that voters like Evans will help flip a seat in a state the party has made a priority in the quest to retake the Senate.

— KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
The ruling marks the most significant judicial milestone yet in the decade-long quest for accountability over Giulio Regeni’s death.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of quest

Verb

However, when her island's resources are threatened, Moana embraces her ancestors' voyaging heritage and heads out to sea to find Maui, deliver the heart of Te Fiti (which Maui stole back in the day) and save her people.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
When a blight hits the island, the result of a curse that began when Maui stole a gem representing the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, Moana gets her quest and excuse to voyage — to find the missing Maui and force him to return the stone.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Definition of voyage

Noun

This keeps the performance informal and keeps the narrative — a staggering odyssey of injustices, abuses, travel adventures, extraordinary coincidences, losses, reunions, reflections and self-analysis — from becoming sensationalized.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Thou Shalt Not Steal, which launches on October 6, is a coming-of-age, roadtrip, moralistic odyssey about the lies people tell themselves and each other.

— Peter White, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

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