Thesaurus results for PILGRIMAGES

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pilgrimage

as in travels

to take a trip especially of some distance tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe

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noun

plural of pilgrimage

as in trips

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Noun

Climate change concerns have also been raised regarding pilgrimages in other countries, such as Kumbh Mela in India, which attracts hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers, as well as the Arbaeen pilgrimage to Karbala in Iraq. — Mariam Amini, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026

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Those skills are put to similar use in Tony, in which Bourdain travels to Provincetown on a whim in hopes of impressing a girl (Emilia Jones) by lying about receiving a fellowship to write a novel.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
The film follows Souleymane Everston Adowo Freudenreich, an Afro-German trans man who travels to Dakar, Senegal, to repair his father’s kora.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of travels

Noun

The property has plenty of experiences for guests, from a hot air balloon ride to bike trips and whiskey tastings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Mamdani has been making trips to firehouses most impacted by losses on 9/11, a spokesperson told CNN, visiting eight on Staten Island as well as FDNY Rescue 1 in Manhattan, which lost nearly half its company at the Twin Towers.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of trips

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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
As announced by Alex Cora over the weekend, top Red Sox hitting prospect Franklin Arias will start at shortstop when the club treks up to Dunedin to face the Toronto Blue Jays.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026

Definition of treks

Noun

Fleeing an economic crisis and political repression back home, many Venezuelans have risked their lives on treacherous journeys to reach the US.

— Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The aircraft targets journeys that typically require between 60 and 90 minutes on the road, where traffic congestion can make driving unpredictable.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of journeys

Verb

That myth — the adage that tours and festivals featuring all, or even primarily women, aren’t good business — has been around long before the days of Lilith Fair.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
When Christian tours the workroom after the teams have shopped at Mood, his reaction to Andriy’s team seems to align with Bobby’s.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of tours

Noun

Its load-bearing capacity has been improved to accommodate the needs of larger scientific research equipment during expeditions.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Accidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, extreme altitude and rapidly changing weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of expeditions

Noun

Haven’t side quests become the way of life in er, life, and sports?

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
What’s even better is that Ubisoft added more quests and filled out the narrative, rearranging it to emphasize the past and relying less on the modern-day frame that the series has been moving away from.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

Definition of quests

Noun

Residents said the procedure concentrated flights over communities that previously experienced fewer direct overflights.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
California, where the company has conducted piloted flights across the San Francisco Bay Area, is also included in the initial development strategy.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

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