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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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In Saudi Arabia, where nearly 2 million Muslim pilgrims are finishing the haj in Mecca this week, hundreds have died during the journey amid temperatures 120 degrees.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
The Chinese side used to be nearly as remote, the seclusion broken only by a flow of pilgrims to Mount Kailash, which is holy to four faiths.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Walkers are likely to find processions on the routes and more religious pilgrims during Holy Week at Easter.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The pilgrims who had been making their way to the real bus were posing a particular problem to emergency responders in the nearby town of Healy.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
The Chinese side used to be nearly as remote, the seclusion broken only by a flow of pilgrims to Mount Kailash, which is holy to four faiths.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Walkers are likely to find processions on the routes and more religious pilgrims during Holy Week at Easter.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The pilgrims who had been making their way to the real bus were posing a particular problem to emergency responders in the nearby town of Healy.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for pilgrim
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“Pilgrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrim. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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