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

Odysseus travels to the underworld and has to perform a blood sacrifice.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
The president travels to Georgia today, a swing state with a key Senate race and a toss-up gubernatorial contest.

— Tamara Keith, NPR, 22 July 2026

Definition of travels

Noun

The defense argued the cellular data is not an exact science, and that regardless, there’s no proof d4vd was the one who actually made the trips.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Who compiled the 100-page list of items to pass through customs on international trips?

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of trips

Verb

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

Leaders can identify where customers abandon journeys, where support friction emerges, which workflows create repeat issues and where the experience companies promise doesn’t match the one customers actually have.

— Craig Crisler, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In addition to intensive classes to enhance their business skills, the aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs make new friends and form a network that will stay with them through their business journeys, Martinelli says.

— Claire Hall, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of journeys

Verb

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
None of them had heard of the Village People, which still tours in its latest incarnation, with a Willis lookalike on lead vocals.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026

Definition of tours

Noun

Cook said extended expeditions allow researchers to gather data more efficiently than shorter missions.

— Velvet Wu July 26, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Stroll around the wharf and its eclectic businesses, or get out on the water with whale watching expeditions, sailing cruises, fishing and lobstering tours, and day trips and ferry rides to explore Casco Bay and its stunning islands.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2026

Definition of expeditions

Noun

Naturally, those walks have often turned into quests for something cold, boozy and blended.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Loathe don’t have to do this—they’re not 5 Seconds of Summer courting an edgy image by citing Nine Inch Nails as an influence, or Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky name-checking Björk on their undying quests to be validated as experimental artists.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026

Definition of quests

Noun

Many clinics recommend leaving enough time for at least one post-procedure check before returning home, so travel plans should be discussed before booking flights.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
A number of test flights have already been conducted with full-scale surrogate aircraft.

— Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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