Thesaurus results for PILGRIMAGING

pilgrimaging

verb

present participle of pilgrimage

as in traveling

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

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Even though most pilgrims traveling to Lourdes each year come from France — 42%, according to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes — many visitors from Eastern Europe are expected to come and greet Leo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
This interest in new talent doesn’t come only from audiences, but it is also shared by the high-profile executives travelling into town for the festival’s highly prestigious industry sidebar, the Zurich Summit.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of traveling

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There was something a bit off about Oasis’ sometimes feuding-yet-touring brothers in the Saturday Night Live UK cold open this week.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026
Because standup basses are hard to travel with, touring jazz musicians like Hsu who are performing in Miami often rent from Winters.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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Hikers trekking along trails around Los Angeles know that, by late summer, most creeks and rivers have dried up for the season.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The rest of Nepal, from popular trekking areas like Everest and Annapurna, and cities like Kathmandu and Pokhara, remains unaffected and open to visitors.

— Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

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Venus has everything to do with our finances and relationships, and when journeying through this Water sign, there is an undeniable aura of intensity surrounding these areas of life.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
Many of the missing are Hindu pilgrims, who were journeying to Kailash Mansarovar, a high-altitude site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

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