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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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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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Corporate boardrooms and executive teams will need to traverse this new landscape, by weighing the risks of maintaining their DEI teams and initiatives against the potential fallout of revising their DEI policies—or abandoning their efforts completely.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
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The book is a coming-of-age tale about a music obsessive who traversed the big city, digging through crates, hounding heroes like DJ Stretch Armstrong, and developing a distinct style over the course of countless late-night gigs.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2025
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In the seventeenth century, for example, people of all classes made pilgrimages to temples and shrines, visited hot springs for health reasons, and traveled to see the sights of the country.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Mar. 2025
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Family of 4 picks up and moves overseas to travel the world, share more life experiences The Niblett family left their home in England and moved to Bali for the first stop of their year of traveling.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Leclerc crossed the finish line in fifth place, while Gasly missed out on scoring Alpine’s first point of the season, ending up in 11th behind Oliver Bearman of Haas.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The two have crossed paths over the decades from summer camp to UMass — Pitino’s alma mater and Calipari’s first head coaching job — to the NBA and, most notably, to one of basketball’s most heated rivalries: Kentucky and Louisville.—
Jimmy Golen,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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The geckos come out at night – so the team also goes trekking in the dark with flashlights to look for geckos perched on leaves and bushes.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The six-legged robot will trek across craters on the lunar terrain and demonstrate its potential application for asteroid mining.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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According to Quantrell Volvo, the scenic commute follows the Connecticut River with lush trees lining the highway.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
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In the novel, author Emma Pattee follows the story of Annie, who is nine months pregnant and at Ikea buying a crib when the catastrophic earthquake hits.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2025
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Odin was attempting to voyage to an asteroid in the hopes that onboard cameras could confirm whether the space rock is filled with platinum, a valuable resource that AstroForge hopes to one day collect and bring back home.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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The uncrewed lander, named Blue Ghost, made its touch down early Sunday on the lunar surface after more than six weeks voyaging millions of miles through the cosmos.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
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Threw our guitars around, destroyed the stage, walked off.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Footage posted on Facebook from the scene showed fire and tall plumes of black smoke rising high above the France Pavilion, as people walked backstage in the area.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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As of March 20, the sun in Aries will journey through your eighth house of intimacy, joint ventures and shared resources, pushing you to face the deeper, hidden parts of your life.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Queen Camilla journeyed to Northern Ireland for an official visit on Wednesday, greeting members of the public in Belfast.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Peregrinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peregrinate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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