sojourning

verb

present participle of sojourn
as in staying
to reside as a temporary guest began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country

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Recent Examples of sojourning Trails for Backpackers And for those who are sojourning in nature on foot, Pearson recommends the Greenstone Ridge Trail at Isle Royale National Park. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sojourning
  1. staying
  2. visiting
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  • Sheikh Hamad used gas revenue to give a set of actors who distrust one another a direct stake in Qatar staying open and useful.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • So far, Antonelli seems to be staying focused, even as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton threaten Mercedes' supremacy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of staying
Verb
  • Details about the funeral arrangements for Nolan Wells, the teen who was found dead on July 6 after visiting Horn Island, Mississippi, have been released.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
  • Next to the baggage claim, Pissenem’s chauffeurs held up iPhones for the visiting DJs who’d flown commercial.
    — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Definition of visiting

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“Sojourning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sojourning. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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