pilgrimaging

verb

present participle of pilgrimage
as in traveling
to take a trip especially of some distance tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe

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  1. traveling
  2. touring
  3. trekking
  4. journeying
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  • Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir will lead an official delegation traveling to Tehran on Monday, Iranian state television reported, citing Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Early Friday morning, rock band Buckcherry was involved in a car crash while traveling for its Roar Like Thunder Tour.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveling
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  • Not to mention that the shows debuted touring drummer Anika Nilles, taking on the scariest gig imaginable, as well as keyboardist Loren Gold, who expanded the band to a four-piece for the first time.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Alabama’s meteoric rise saw the group being credited for being early in country music to adopt some of rock’s touring production values, finding rock-star-level success as well.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of touring
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  • Back then, the hourly weather check involved trekking up and down a hundred-foot tower.
    — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Pole sleeves at the ends of the crossbar let users install trekking poles, bolstering structural integrity.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of trekking
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  • Americans journeying to Europe may not be aware of the latest entry requirements, Kathleen Wong reports.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But there were people who’d been on board for weeks before that, journeying through the Panama Canal.
    — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeying
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