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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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as in climb
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Recent Examples of hike
Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
The hike is about three miles, with some steep drop-offs and inclines on slick rock.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
In warmer months, visitors can hike, rock climb, birdwatch, or ride horseback along scenic trails.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
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Verb
In contrast to the average 6.5% reduction requested this year, the same five insurance groups requested an average 4.3% rate increase in 2024 and an average 31.7% hike in 2023.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
The hike is about three miles, with some steep drop-offs and inclines on slick rock.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
Kiplinger Nature Preserve, located just south of Veterans Memorial Bridge, is also an excellent place to hike or launch a canoe.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
In warmer months, visitors can hike, rock climb, birdwatch, or ride horseback along scenic trails.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hike
Verb
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Shop and stroll Pier Park’s open-air district, where flagship stores mingle with unique boutiques, live entertainment, and waterfront dining.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Make your way up to the college town of New Paltz and eat, shop, stroll and experience some of the most vivid, colorful foliage the East coast has to offer.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Fauna, meanwhile, might be lifted from the wood-block prints of Watanabe Seitei.—
Thessaly La Force,
Architectural Digest,
15 Aug. 2025
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Everything from the button inputs, on-screen font, game flow and feel, and general mechanics feel like they were lifted right out of the LOTR games.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Use this moment—the early grind, the slow climb—as your forge.—
Joel Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Getty Images City audits have shown a steep climb in liability spending in the city.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Macdonald, Liz Garbus, Roger Ross Williams, Brett Morgen, Lucy Walker, Raoul Peck, and Morgan Neville are among the genre’s top directors who have made the trek to Columbia to screen their films at True/False.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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While some campers from Virginia and Wisconsin and their families made the trek to Texas, others did or could not.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her family escaped unscathed, but Raha expressed concern for her three children, who were walking from bystander to bystander offering pizza slices while waiting to hear if anything was salvagable.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
16 Aug. 2025
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In a sweet video promo posted on both Instagram accounts, Danny is seen walking with Elena and personally inviting her to go on tour with him during the months of September and October.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Utility officials opened a dam and released 4 billion gallons of water to raise the river's level.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Indiana Democrats are using Vice President J.D. Vance's visit to raise money ahead of a potential redistricting fight.—
Tony Cook,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Revenues in Asia grew 21 percent to $474 million, a 19 percent increase in constant currencies, with an 18 percent comp sales rise.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Owner Kelly Vore cited unsustainable rent increases, declining consumer spending, and lingering effects of COVID-19 as key reasons for the closure.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The postponement of the trip due to bad weather just added to the malign promise of the place.—
Emma Sloley
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Not only will the Heat play six of its first eight games on the road and embark on a West Coast trip during the second week of the regular season, but 11 of the Heat’s first 15 games come against opponents that made the playoffs last season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hike. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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