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snowbird

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Definition of snowbird

as in pilgrim

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Recent Examples of snowbird The Sunshine State is a favorite destination for snowbirds avoiding harsh winters. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 25 May 2026 The crowd is primarily partners seeking a romantic getaway and South Korean snowbirds in need of a warm-weather escape. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026 Airlines plan to fly 11% fewer seats from Canada to popular snowbird destinations in Arizona and Florida this year, according to flight data from aviation data provider Cirium. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026 Fly on a Winter Zipline Embrace your inner snowbird. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snowbird

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The people who joined were not there at the behest of a political organization but were drawn, like pilgrims to hip pilgrimage sites, by the promise of an insurrectionary pleasure.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world.

— Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

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Despite the different sunglass trends that are out there—tiny sunglasses, cat-eyes, wayfarers—aviators continue to remain Aniston’s favorite.

— Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 22 July 2026
In high school, my friends and I became subway wayfarers, traveling in search of great high-school games.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

Definition of wayfarer

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Wealthy sunseekers still summer in many of these Gilded Age mansions, but a smattering of the most grand estates are open to the public as museums, dubbed the Newport Mansions.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Its patio seems purpose-built for voyeurs rather than sunseekers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2026

Definition of sunseeker

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Hallegua is the last local member of Paradesi Synagogue, which now relies on tourists and visitors to have a quorum for services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Video footage captured the incident in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, where the beach was packed with visitors at the time of the strike.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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