sojourning

verb

present participle of sojourn
as in staying
to reside as a temporary guest began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country

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Recent Examples of sojourning Trails for Backpackers And for those who are sojourning in nature on foot, Pearson recommends the Greenstone Ridge Trail at Isle Royale National Park. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sojourning
  1. staying
  2. visiting
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  • Nelson Chai, DailyPay CEO, will join CNBC's Sharon Epperson to discuss the challenges employees face staying financially afloat amid the rising costs of groceries, gas and everyday personal expenses.
    — Ian Thomas,Colleen McKown, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • While everyday Democrats threw their hands up in the air and wondered what on earth was happening, Garland’s Justice Department hemmed and hawed about staying impartial, objective, and neutral in the face of violent authoritarianism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of staying
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  • The year before, Milton Reynolds had discovered the pen while visiting Buenos Aires, and rushed home to create his own version, the Reynolds Rocket, which hit stores on October 29, 1945.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Simply visiting a phishing page does not automatically mean your information was stolen.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of visiting

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“Sojourning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sojourning. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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