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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  • Over the last year and a half, more than 700,000 people have traversed this unforgiving slice of jungle that divides Colombia from Panama.
    Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The bridge serves as a key route for thousands of commuters who traverse the port complex between Long Beach and San Pedro, with many residents using it as an alternative coastal route to the 405 Freeway farther inland.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of traverse
Verb
  • Several people responded to Bryson’s post, including one couple that decided to travel overnight from Louisiana to Houston to be with her, investigators said.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Texan native travelled for almost 24 hours to get to Greenland, taking three connecting flights.
    Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of travel
Verb
  • Some lines on these maps show the possibility of Rafael crossing right across Florida.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • After crossing the Red Sea, totality will be experienced in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, then Somalia, before an eclipsed sun will set southeast in the Indian Ocean southeast of the Chagos Islands.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of cross
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  • Then, the duo sailed for ten days up the Alaskan Panhandle, before trekking 20 more miles to reach the peak.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
  • My family trekked across the entire United States to get here.
    Claire Carusillo, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of trek
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  • During the rapprochement between China and the United States in the 1970s (which followed the split between China and the Soviet Union), North Korea hosted Soviet naval ships in its ports and allowed Soviet fighter jets to enter North Korean airspace.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Bucky Irving opened the fourth quarter with a 14-yard run on third-and-2, then followed that with a 12-yard touchdown dash past six defenders for the Bucs’ first lead of the game, 17-13.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of follow
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  • Attendees learned some pointers to help them in that particularly pesky endeavor, while Zoeller regaled them with tales of his whiskey voyages across the seven seas.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Around the same time, voyaging societies launched in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
    Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of voyage
Verb
  • Vampire bats typically fly near prey and then quickly walk or run on their thumbs and wrists to close in.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • And in the venue, among tables stacked with hors d'oeuvres and drinks, Michigan Republicans walked around with some newfound energy.
    Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of walk
Verb
  • On dreary days, spend a few hours at the National Museum of Scotland and the National Galleries of Scotland; when the weather cooperates, journey down the Royal Mile (Old Town’s main thoroughfare) and hike up to Arthur’s Seat, an ancient volcano and the highest peak in Holyrood Park.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Ahead of the inaugural May 11, 2026 cruise to Alaska, the MSC Poesia will journey to Seattle from Miami via the Panama Canal, allowing cruisers to transit through the iconic canal.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of journey
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