peregrinates

verb

Definition of peregrinatesnext
present tense third-person singular of peregrinate
1
as in crosses
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 travels
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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  1. crosses
  2. follows
  3. covers
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  • The original holds a special place in The Witch filmmaker’s heart, and while there’s a fine line between loving a movie and being slavishly devoted to it, Eggers thankfully never crosses it.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Rafiki then crosses paths with Mufasa, Taka, Sarabi and her familiar, flying protector Zazu (Preston Nyman), and the five of them proceed as a motley crew of wanderers.
    Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night That Split the Sixties, the 141-minute film follows the singer-songwriter from his arrival in New York City in 1961 to his controversial performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Plot, Cast, Run Time Directed by Ridley Scott, Gladiator II takes place 16 years after the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius of Rome and follows Hanno (Paul Mescal), a former soldier-turned-slave who is forced into being a gladiator for the entertainment of Roman high society.
    Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Currently, Connecticut is one of fewer than 20 states that covers a GLP-1 drug specifically for weight loss under the state’s Medicaid program.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Shawn Raymundo covers the West Valley cities of Glendale, Peoria and Surprise.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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