Thesaurus results for PILGRIMS

pilgrims

noun

plural of pilgrim

as in travelers

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 pilgrims And at least one online platform built for Jewish and Christian visitors to Israel uses AI to generate custom itineraries for potential pilgrims. — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Mary’s gown billowed in the wind; in fact, the whole illustration showed the storm, from the water breaking against the monastery to the kneeling pilgrims, bundled for warmth, waiting out the downpour on the shore. — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026 The reporters would ask questions about the latest intrigue, while the pilgrims would ask for prayers and blessings. — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 The pilgrims were going to a prayer site in Nakuru County, west of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, said Martin Kivuva, archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 The site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims each year, especially sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from the famed spring water in the Lourdes grotto where the visions purportedly occurred. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026 In Lourdes, where believers say a famous Catholic shrine gushes with healing waters, streets were crowded with pilgrims waving flags and holding babies aloft as the pope passed in his popemobile. — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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The new launch is part of a broader trend of travelers and families building international portfolios of residence rights, citizenships, and investments across multiple countries around the globe.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
That’s all needed to engage — and convert — younger consumers, who are the burgeoning demographic expected to account for about 50 percent to 60 percent of travelers by 2035.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of travelers

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A number of specialty cafés and roasters are changing that narrative, encouraging visitors to experience coffee sourced from across the country within the country.

— Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The museum, leaders announced on Wednesday, will also house a genealogy center that will be intended to help visitors preserve family history through the company FamilySearch.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of visitors

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Meanwhile, China is attracting more visitors with its visa-free entry policies, and Japan’s weak currency is drawing in a record number of tourists.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Botswana, which attracts international tourists for its rich wildlife, has a policy to compensate local people for human-wildlife conflict incidents and hundreds of cases are recorded each year.

— Sello Motseta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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