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Noun
The nearly 300-mile trek from Atlanta was pivotal in showing the Confederacy was falling apart as Sherman’s troops gutted much of the key slave state. Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 Finish the trip in Paro with a four-hour trek to the famous Tiger’s Nest, a stunning monastery hugging a dramatic cliffside at almost 10,000 feet above sea level. Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
To dig deeper into the park, consider trekking through The Narrows, a slot canyon where the walls of Zion Canyon rise 1,000 feet up while pinching to 30 feet wide at certain points. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024 Although an official path has yet to be published, the storm is showing chances of trekking toward Florida, which recently battled back-to-back major storms with Hurricane Helene in late September and Hurricane Milton in early October. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trek 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trek
Noun
  • Writer/director Megan Park’s delightful coming-of-age comedy produced by Margot Robbie centered on a simple premise — 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella) met her 39-year-old future self (Aubrey Plaza) during a ‘shroom trip, high jinks ensued — but the emotional payoff was anything but.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Jackie Harris from Illinois was on a trip in Index, Washington at the beginning of November with her husband and in-laws when the photo was taken.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Initially a two-vehicle crash occurred, then one of the drivers got out of his vehicle to talk with the other driver when he was struck by vehicle traveling at highway speeds, authorities said.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
  • For the person who loves to travel, or your favorite hypebeast. Flamingo Estate: The Guide to Becoming Alive by Richard Christiansen Flamingo Estate is my go to for an elevated selection of home and kitchen essentials.
    Kelly Wearstler, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • They’re joined on the expedition by Filip’s buddy and fellow director, Fredrik Wikingsson.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Buck chronicled his expeditions in 1930s films like Bring ’Em Back Alive, Wild Cargo, and Fang and Claw—purported documentaries that featured the pith-helmeted, somewhat pudgy, middle-aged hunter and collector as their dashing hero.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Over a lifetime, Sacks would journey far—from gay, bohemian California to a monastic life in New York.
    Michael S. Roth, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • After the festivities, guests are welcome to take it easy on Sunday and enjoy the ambiance of the festival’s final event—A Southern Jazz Brunch—before heading to the airport to journey back home.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Rolling Stones still tour, but their last No. 1 was 40 years ago.
    Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The trio — consisting of Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers — toured extensively and won several Grammys.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This authentic replica of an ancient Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe was built in the 1970s and has since voyaged thousands of nautical miles.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Modes of reaching the destination are expanding as Aurora Expeditions joins small-ship pioneers Heritage Expeditions in voyaging to these under-the-radar islands, on its new, state-of-the-art small expedition ship, the Douglas Mawson, from late 2025.
    Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Under the staunchly secular Soviets, pilgrimage sites such as Manzhyly-Ata were fenced off to prevent spiritual visitors; officials even bulldozed trees or graves, Choitonbaev noted.
    Diana Kruzman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The team suggests these were linked with ceremonial pathways and pilgrimage routes.
    ByRodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024

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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trek. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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