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as in traversing
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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as in traveling
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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Mariners traversing the bar are urged to exercise extreme caution or stay in port until the threat subsides.—
CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Walkers and bikers traversing down the path and a new bridge will see two new pavilions as well as the Athletic Club Boise Stadium, where a new professional soccer team whose name and colors were revealed in 2025 will play.—
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The Legion Pro Rollable lets players train in conditions closer to tournament play, even while traveling.—
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The Santa Rosa Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting at the mall and found a 15-year-old boy who had been shot, with the bullet traveling through his body, leaving entry and exit wounds in his upper shoulder and mid-back area.—
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The statement came just days after county leadership joined state and team officials in Topeka for a joint announcement that the Chiefs would be leaving Kansas City and crossing state lines into Kansas.—
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The video showed the mysterious concept, dubbed Corleo, roaming rocky terrain, leaping over icy crevasses, crossing snowy landscapes without losing its footing, and traversing a dark forest at night — all while carrying an adult rider on its back and being powered by a hydrogen power cell.—
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Travelers Rest earned its name as a resting spot for weary travelers journeying along the Old Buncombe Road (which linked North Carolina to Georgia).—
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The reward after a day spent journeying through these wild landscapes?—
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And, in the aftermath, these were Chiefs coaches’ biggest regrets following a season gone awry.—
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The host noted the date of the insurrection, following President Joe Biden's win over Trump in the 2020 election for president, early on.—
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Their most recent releases have continued to expand the group’s international reach, with touring playing a central role in their global strategy.—
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The Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995 following the death of Garcia, and 20 years later, Weir came together with drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, and musician John Mayer to form Dead & Company, touring with them from 2015 to 2018.—
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Two large front pockets keep my phone and wallet handy and dry—a must for walking around in inclement weather.—
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The message featured a video of the reality TV stars walking toward each other and then holding hands, with Smith's engagement ring on display.—
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The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.—
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Just take one ambitious climber (Nirmal Purja), a huge dream (trekking the world’s 14 highest mountains in only seven months), and let those simmer for around two hours.—
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“Peregrinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peregrinating. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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