peregrinate

verb

ˈper-ə-grə-ˌnāt How to pronounce peregrinate (audio)
Definition of peregrinatenext
1
as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over Jack Kerouac's celebrated novel about penniless free spirits peregrinating the United States

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2
as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance a couple of backpacking college students who decided to spend the summer peregrinating around Ireland

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peregrinate
  1. traverse
  2. travel
  3. cross
  4. trek
  5. follow
  6. voyage
  7. walk
  8. journey
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  • The ships spent the Southern Hemisphere winter in port and began to traverse the Strait of Magellan on August 20.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Initial attempts to deploy a helicopter were thwarted by dangerous weather, forcing rescuers to traverse deep snow on foot.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Initially a two-vehicle crash occurred, then one of the drivers got out of his vehicle to talk with the other driver when he was struck by vehicle traveling at highway speeds, authorities said.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
  • For the person who loves to travel, or your favorite hypebeast. Flamingo Estate: The Guide to Becoming Alive by Richard Christiansen Flamingo Estate is my go to for an elevated selection of home and kitchen essentials.
    Kelly Wearstler, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of travel
Verb
  • Timmerman said he was stopped by Syrian officials earlier this year after crossing into the country on foot.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Timmerman told reporters that he was stopped by Syrian officials earlier this year after crossing into the country on foot.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of cross
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  • Since Election Day, world leaders have trekked to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
    Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As the pandemic battered the region, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, leaving directly from their country or from neighboring ones, trekked north through Panama’s Darién Gap, where Haitians and Ecuadoreans were also fleeing their countries’ gangs.
    Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of trek
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  • The novel follows Violet Sorrengail, whose commanding mother denies her entry to the safe Scribe Quadrant and forces her into Basgiath War College, where students fight to become elite dragon riders.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The compromise with Democrats follows the same playbook Johnson has resorted to several times since Republicans took control of the House two years ago with only a slim majority.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of follow
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  • This authentic replica of an ancient Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe was built in the 1970s and has since voyaged thousands of nautical miles.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Modes of reaching the destination are expanding as Aurora Expeditions joins small-ship pioneers Heritage Expeditions in voyaging to these under-the-radar islands, on its new, state-of-the-art small expedition ship, the Douglas Mawson, from late 2025.
    Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of voyage
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  • Here is a look at what happened as Masvidal walked away from his interview with Laura Sanko to confront Edwards.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • From there, the star walked down a grand staircase as a spectacle of back-up dancers and swinging napkins from the audience took the performance to new heights.
    James Dinh, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of walk
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  • Over a lifetime, Sacks would journey far—from gay, bohemian California to a monastic life in New York.
    Michael S. Roth, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • After the festivities, guests are welcome to take it easy on Sunday and enjoy the ambiance of the festival’s final event—A Southern Jazz Brunch—before heading to the airport to journey back home.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of journey
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