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
Verb
  • Tehran meanwhile has tried to strengthen its leverage by saying crew members must gain permission to traverse the strait along routes approved by its officials.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The first Spanish expedition to California in 1542 was followed about 220 years later when Gaspar de Portolá and Franciscan monk Junipero Serra traversed the coastal lands.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of traverse
Verb
  • More than 40 tall ships from 20 foreign countries participated, traveling through New York Harbor from near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, up to the George Washington Bridge.
    — Nicole Jao, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Several Iraqi provinces announced official holidays to allow mourners to travel.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of travel
Verb
  • Traffic through the Strait had remained steady in recent days but was not increasing, according to a post from the UKMTO Sunday, which warned risks remained for vessels crossing the crucial waterway.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The first shot sees Haaland sitting in a folding chair with his arms strongly crossed while wearing his red, white and blue kit.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of cross
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  • See what Muir himself loved about this region by trekking part or all of the stunning Bishop Pass Trail (about 11 miles out and back) or the Little Lakes Valley Trail.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • Bodycam video shared by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Wednesday afternoon showed at least two officers trekking up the skyscraper and meeting Nikolau and Kuznetsov, who appeared to be unharnessed.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of trek
Verb
  • The reality is that leading men dictate roles and others follow as needed.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • The Kings trailed 76-75 following a jumper by Tyler Bilodeau with 52 seconds to go.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of follow
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  • Silversea is lauded for both its classic ocean liners and expedition ships, which voyage the globe including the Poles.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Some ships even reposition between polar regions or across the Southern Hemisphere—voyages far longer than most standard cruises ever attempt.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of voyage
Verb
  • Dominic Canzone and Randy Arozarena walked to load the bases with one out before Josh Naylor struck out swinging.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The 64-year-old had come from Oklahoma with his wife and son to walk up the 56 steps next to Sinking Spring, a sinkhole opening to a karst aquifer from which Lincoln first drank.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of walk
Verb
  • In the second film, the plucky wayfinder journeys back into the deep sea to find a hidden island and break a curse.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • Zayden Alhasan and Ezra Belingheri, two long time friends, said Belingheri met in Nevada from Italy before journeying on a four-hour drive to watch USA play.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of journey
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