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as in climb
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as in trek
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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
with a determined look, he hiked his trousers up and buckled down to work
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Recent Examples of hike
Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
But shifting production to the United States would take years and result in price hikes for consumers who are already watching their spending, economists and analysts have said.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
The average sale price of a house on Nantucket has hiked up from $3.3 million in 2020 to $4.86 million in 2024.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
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Noun
There are individual extensions of the TCJA that must be renewed before the end of the year to prevent a 22% average tax hike on Americans.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
But shifting production to the United States would take years and result in price hikes for consumers who are already watching their spending, economists and analysts have said.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Verb
The Smoot-Hawley Act in June 1930 hiked tariffs on more than 20,000 dutiable exports to an average of 59%.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
The average sale price of a house on Nantucket has hiked up from $3.3 million in 2020 to $4.86 million in 2024.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hike
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Cryptocurrency Bitcoin continued its slow climb, last up 1.29% at $111,097.30.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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This compares against a 1% climb by the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 across the same period.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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Ahead of his presidential pardon, NBA YoungBoy announced his first headlining trek.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
29 May 2025
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The Chicago band will begin the trek on June 12, in Cleveland, before stopping in Boston, Salt Lake City, and elsewhere.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2025
Verb
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So, waders are people who just stroll through and say, ‘Oh, this is nice.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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In what has become a familiar sight on the Croisette, Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne strolled up the red carpet to present their new film to a welcoming crowd.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Then Ottawa’s Rebecca Leslie lifted a puck from Frost defender Maggie Flaherty behind the net, and Jocelyne Larocque slipped a low shot past Rooney to give the Charge the late lead.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off from a launch pad on the southeastern coast of India early Sunday, local time, with a radar reconnaissance satellite named EOS-09, or RISAT-1B.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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Geographic Location Vitamin D production increases at higher altitudes because of greater UV exposure.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
27 May 2025
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In 2019, the average annual increase was only 2.5 percent; but for the last two years, it's been more than 10 percent each year.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Schwartz was guiding a five-day ski trip in the Mono Recesses in the Sierra while Slaton was missing and saw helicopters searching for her.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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The pilot program follows a successful hub-to-hub demonstration conducted last October with driverless trips between Houston and cities that included Dallas, San Antonio and Laredo.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Comments Aubrey Plaza walked the red carpet at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on Friday, marking her first appearance at a big premiere since the death of her husband, Jeff Baena, almost five months ago.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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Rodriguez walked passed the victims and two other people, then turned to face the victims' backs and fired several times at them, the affidavit said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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But the inclusion of migrants, the vast majority of whom were not listed in CBP data as having been accused of any felonies, raises deeper questions about what kind of data belongs in a criminal database.—
Dhruv Mehrotra,
Wired News,
29 May 2025
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Stay hydrated: Since dry mouth raises gum disease risk, make sure to drink plenty of water.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
29 May 2025
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“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hike. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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