peregrinated

verb

past tense of peregrinate
1
as in traversed
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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2
as in traveled
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peregrinated
  1. traversed
  2. traveled
  3. followed
  4. toured
  5. crossed
  6. trekked
  7. walked
  8. journeyed
Verb
  • The film itself was an odyssey of a shoot, as the cast traversed multiple countries and territories—Scotland, Italy, the Western Sahara, Greece—in all types of weather.
    — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Inside the operation, workers traversed a warehouse-sized maze of shelves, walking as much as 14 to 20 miles a day to fulfill orders.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of traversed
Verb
  • Remote club-to-club conversations had proved fruitless, so senior figures travelled by Eurostar to Lille and an initial €60m deal was struck on Monday.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Many of them then traveled to our city for the civil ceremony and reception.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • The announcement followed Tilbury’s 2022 appointment as the trust’s ambassador for enterprise and coincided with its 50th anniversary gala, held in New York.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her parents, Dana and Barb Smith, soon followed, buying a house in Billings near their daughter’s home.
    — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of followed
Verb
  • Although this will be Biird’s debut at the KC Irish Fest, many of the band’s members have toured the United States with previous groups.
    — Dan Kelly August 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The surviving members of the Grateful Dead toured together in many incarnations over the years, but Dead and Company was the most popular one by a significant margin.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of toured
Verb
  • What followed was eight days of evacuation by the Royal Navy aided by a fleet of small private boats that crossed the English Channel to aid in getting the men off the beaches.
    — David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The move to Vegas crossed 18 years, involving two ownerships and five different locations – two in Santa Clara County and two in Oakland proper.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of crossed
Verb
  • Her parents paid the doctor who trekked to their home to deliver her with a sack of cornmeal.
    — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Shaq trekked through the Adirondacks, climbed a massive rock face and spent the night sleeping outside in the woods.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of trekked
Verb
  • One day earlier, given the same advance notice, Allen struck out twice and walked during a 6-2 loss.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After striking out the side in the first, Cavalli walked the bases loaded with one out in the second but then struck out Owen Caissie and Mack to escape the jam.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of walked
Verb
  • The videos quickly went viral, with lines forming outside the hut as people journeyed to the site, eager to try one for themselves.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • After a brief rest, Dyer journeyed atop Mosquito Pass, towering over 13,000 feet in elevation, on to Oro City (now Leadville).
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
Definition of journeyed
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“Peregrinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peregrinated. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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