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pilgrim

[pil-grim, -gruhm] / ˈpɪl grɪm, -grəm /
NOUN
wayfarer
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“I’m just a weary pilgrim trying to find what feels like home,” she sings.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

Another pilgrim who was on the bus, 53-year-old Vijayabhuvaneshwari, said: "We had no choice."

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

As we thrifted in Los Feliz, we found a gorgeous, ivory, vintage dress that either gave pilgrim vibes or cool courthouse wedding dress chic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Every person is a pilgrim on their own grief journey.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026

As, with benumbed legs, he slowly left the still sleeping town at daybreak, a crouching shadow emerged from the last hut and joined the pilgrim.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

Pope Leo reassured pilgrims that the mass was "well-contained" and caught "at an early stage".

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In late June, footage of a young Muslim man kicking a dog following Hindu pilgrims circulated widely on social media, triggering religious arguments online.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

That night, in a hostel catering to pilgrims, I redid our GPS map to join the Henro route the next day in Kochi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

More than 800 foreigners from at least 34 countries are among the missing, including tourists and pilgrims, in both Nepal and Tibet in China.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Beena Mol was full of pilgrims who’d had their heads shaved at Tirupati.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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