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

This woman travels constantly and has a taste for the finer things.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
When an apple travels from the farm to a consumer's hands, the price tag reflects far more than just the fruit itself, accounting for labor, packaging, transportation, and energy costs.

— , CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of travels

Noun

As part of the campaign, TAT is running trips that bring filmmakers, producers, influencers and cultural figures into these locations along both a B2B track focused on production logistics and a B2C track aimed at travelers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Instead, the ghosts of flower power rose from their graves and cursed the entire Sex Squadron with a thundercloud of paranoia from all the bad acid trips ever to hit Haight-Ashbury.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 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

When the east Texas oilfield was discovered in the interwar years, gasoline prices fell sharply, incentivizing bigger engines and vehicles, while encouraging longer journeys.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Grieving families were made visible, giving voice and shape to those who were lost, as people held symbolic burial rites or went on their own journeys to look for loved ones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of journeys

Verb

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
Although wine tastings are available daily by appointment, tours only available on weekends from December through July, outside of harvest season.

— Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tours

Noun

Over the course of several years, logs and woody debris could have accumulated in this area, Gammer explained, forming a sort of raft on which trees can grow — and embark on naval expeditions, apparently.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026
British Arctic expeditions used the north coast of Svalbard as a base for research, a tradition of scientific observation that continues across Svalbard today.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of expeditions

Noun

Meanwhile, the megalomaniac Esmeralda, still delusionally kooky, spends less time trying to sabotage Ned and more time getting sent on side quests — an attempt to create her own big puzzle game, a journey undercover at her son’s school.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
With such a large map, the scope of the adventure widens, and Capcom’s team adds several side quests.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of quests

Noun

Airlines scrambled Wednesday to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems experienced by the United Kingdom's air traffic control system that has forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Eighty of the rocket's flights this year have been dedicated to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of more than 11,000 active spacecraft.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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