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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Recent Examples of pilgrimages

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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Verb

Theory suggests the effect could be stronger in materials where light travels mor slowly.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Powerful models can reduce the food to a liquid, which travels out of the drain easily.

— Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of travels

Noun

The president has promised dozens more trips in the coming weeks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Young used the proceeds to take luxury trips to Tahiti, and used funds to open a nightclub in Inglewood called the Six Seven Five Lounge and other commercial real estate projects, prosecutors allege.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of trips

Verb

Carlos Manuel Vesga submitted the Pluribus episode where Manousos treks up through South America while accepting no help from the hive members, a showcase of defiant pride and a good bit of physically demanding work.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of treks

Noun

Likewise, sites like Village Creek are safe havens where birds can rest and refuel for journeys that can be thousands of miles long.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
The attacks prompted shipping companies to use the longer route, adding weeks onto journeys and forcing them to spend more on fuel, insurance and seafarers’ wages.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of journeys

Verb

This summer, an LGBTQ+ cruise ship that tours the Mediterranean and has docked in Turkey multiple times in the past was refused permission to dock there.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Best known as a member of boy band One Direction, Horan now tours with his solo music.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of tours

Noun

However, Pandey also expressed interest in having his company test the Freefly drones in support of mountaineering expeditions.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
The design keeps the focus on expeditions and wildlife, from art to screens projecting videos of Antarctica or the Arctic in all their pristine glory.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of expeditions

Noun

But now, following Mahomes’ astonishingly rapid comeback, and the Chiefs’ equally impressive retooling on the fly, their quests have intensified again.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
While players of the game control a hero named Link, Zelda guides the plot and sends him on quests.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of quests

Noun

The crash shut down all arriving and departing flights at MIA for hours, with some flights diverted to other Florida airports, before two of the four runways opened.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
One legal consultant, a Denver transportation attorney, billed the agency nearly $130,000 in a single year for flights while charging almost $600 an hour for his services.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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