as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
started on our trek up the mountain before the sun rose
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as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance
adventurers trekking across the desert in search of a fabled city of gold
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Recent Examples of trek
Kayla Kitts, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
The trek continues through May with stops across the U.S.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
There was also Radhika, who taught Grant a Bollywood dance, and Alexe, who trekked up the driveway on foot with her llama Linda in tow (which Grant mistook for a donkey).
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Over 2,300 shoppers have given the Clifton 9 a five-star rating, with reviewers touting its comfort, especially for long treks.
—Kayla Kitts, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
The trek continues through May with stops across the U.S.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
The video shows a herd of at least 50 bison trekking through deep tracks in the snow.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
There was also Radhika, who taught Grant a Bollywood dance, and Alexe, who trekked up the driveway on foot with her llama Linda in tow (which Grant mistook for a donkey).
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trek
Noun
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Funding Ben Stiller’s trip to Ukraine?—haven’t exactly held up to scrutiny.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes,
15 Feb. 2025
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After a first trip to the replay review area, home plate umpire Brandon Cooper had a discussion with Washington State Coach Nathan Choate, then huddled with the full crew and went back to the tunnel.—
Tom Murphy,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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That includes parents who want some time to themselves or guests traveling without kids.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The power-sapping safety measure was first installed after Bobby Allison’s car, traveling at 210 mph, went airborne and tore through the catchfence at Talladega Superspeedway in 1987.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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The underwater explorer can be seen trekking through the sand, almost tripping over his fins, before embarking on his ocean expedition.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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The ad depicts a barefoot Kenyan runner sprinting across a rugged landscape as a group of white men in military SUVs tracks him down as if on a hunting expedition.—
Matthew Pittman,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2025
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On a whaling ship in 1823, former slave Betsey Stockton journeyed to Hawai‘i as the first African American woman and missionary to set foot on the islands.—
Malik Peay,
AFAR Media,
3 Feb. 2025
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At one point, Abrams and Hobert journeyed from their stage left section and joined the conversation.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Read More celebrities Inside Paloma Elsesser’s Timeless Brooklyn Home Today, AD is welcomed by supermodel Paloma Elsesser to tour her Brooklyn townhouse.—
Marilena Pitino,
Architectural Digest,
15 Feb. 2025
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As Deadline has reported, Billie Eilish had been approached for the female lead but that didn’t materialize as the Oscar-winning musician is touring.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Just as the ancient Egyptians moved southward to expand their empires and Polynesians voyaged into uncharted waters, today’s leaders must navigate uncertainty and complexity.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Panama Canal has a long history of sea creatures voyaging through as stowaways on ships’ hulls and in their ballast tanks: oysters from the Indo-Pacific, jellyfish from the Black Sea, worms from mud flats in the Netherlands.—
Charlie Cordero,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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And hundreds were killed outside Mecca in a stampede during the annual hajj pilgrimage in 2015.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca has been held amid extreme weather conditions which saw temperatures consistently soar above average figures.—
Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin,
CNN,
23 June 2024
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trek. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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