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a person who travels to foreign lands
A wandering pilgrim, he made his way across Europe before eventually settling in Madrid.
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Recent Examples of pilgrim
The history of religion, with its thousands of schisms and reformations, is full of pilgrims who, rather than discard their relationship with their sacred text, have found purpose, clarity, and community through defiance.
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Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
After the fall of Saddam Hussein’s government, Iraq’s Shiite holy sites in Karbala and Najaf reopened to international pilgrims.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
Many are used as shrines for meditation and rituals and are visited by tourists and pilgrims.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
As well as hosting a range of species, many of the caves are used as shrines, or for meditation and other rituals, and are visited by tourists and pilgrims, according to the report.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
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Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
After the fall of Saddam Hussein’s government, Iraq’s Shiite holy sites in Karbala and Najaf reopened to international pilgrims.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
Many are used as shrines for meditation and rituals and are visited by tourists and pilgrims.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
As well as hosting a range of species, many of the caves are used as shrines, or for meditation and other rituals, and are visited by tourists and pilgrims, according to the report.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilgrim
Noun
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The Buccaneer is a traveler's favorite on Saint Croix.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The viral post comes as survey data suggests many travelers are generally open to seat-switch requests when they are made considerately.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But that came only after the visitors scored the first ever goal in the stadium’s history when Guilherme Biro struck the first blow in the game’s sixth minute.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Saturday’s final score, 9-0 in the visitor’s favor, only partially encapsulates the degree to which New York (5-4) outplayed San Francisco (3-6) in front of a packed house that had more reasons to groan than reasons to cheer.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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What Alkassar, who lives on South Beach, does hope to do is lure not only Miami Beach residents and tourists but locals who have in recent times proved reluctant to cross the bridges from the mainland.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the nineties, the Danish government launched an urban-regeneration plan that paired public money with private development and promised new transit and tourist infrastructure.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Pilgrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrim. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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