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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
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Portugal is opening the 2,000-mile Palmilhar Portugal, the world’s longest circular hike in stages, many of which are already open.
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Labour spurned the chance to tell a positive story about the need to hike taxes to mend Britain’s public services, gutted by years of Conservative austerity.
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Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Noun
With inflation surging again, an interest rate hike possible and stock market performance uneven, your savings approach is more important than usual.
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Portugal is opening the 2,000-mile Palmilhar Portugal, the world’s longest circular hike in stages, many of which are already open.
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Verb
Authorities urged anyone planning to hike in Solano County’s open spaces to prepare for extreme heat.
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Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Labour spurned the chance to tell a positive story about the need to hike taxes to mend Britain’s public services, gutted by years of Conservative austerity.
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Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hike
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Frankie is the only woman on the book's climb.
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And that climb is, for the most part, pretty mesmerizing.
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During the trek, Princess met many other hikers, including Ted Haslam, who was also taking on the Three Peaks Challenge with the help of family and friends who maneuvered his wheelchair up and down the mountains.
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The future queen kept her accessories minimal on the trek—but her choice to wear two rings from her ring stack spoke volumes, according to a jewelry expert.
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Zermatt is compact, scenic, and blissfully free of traffic noise, so strolling between cafes, shops, and trailheads is half the fun.
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Strait strolled out on stage, drawing cheers.
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The evacuation order for Zone DUN-009-A was lifted, while Zone DUN-009-B remained under a mandatory evacuation order, according to the Genasys Protect service.
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Consider rearranging a corner of your home, because practical changes can lift your mood and productivity.
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Earthquakes are measured by magnitude on a logarithmic scale — so each whole number increase translates to 32 times more energy released by the quake.
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Economists have warned the increase in tax revenue is temporary and note persistent gaps between spending and revenue.
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The Falcons’ second-year running back joined defensive lineman Zach Harrison, team president and CEO Greg Beadles and several other members of the organization in an early March trip overseas with Compassion International.
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Mary returns to the Gardiners, and re-connects with a newly single Tom Hayward during a trip to the lakes — which is crashed by Ryder and Caroline Bingley.
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Johnson allowed one walk with career highs of eight strikeouts and six innings, while throwing 90 pitches.
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Manny Machado hit a first pitch, walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, sending the Padres to a 7-6 win and the Braves to their ninth loss in the last 12 games.
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But the data center boom has raised many questions about land use, the resources the complexes consume and the risk of costs being spread to other Georgia residents and businesses.
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Gonzales ran with a platform decisively to the left, supporting Medicare-for-all, raising the minimum wage and cracking down on junk fees.
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“Hike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hike. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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