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as in strolled
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
she hiked along the trail around the pond
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as in lifted
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 hiked
The bank reiterated its buy rating on the streaming operator and hiked its price target to $140 from $115 in a Monday note.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Jernigan had hiked all hundred and fifty trails in the Smokies.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Venice began charging visitors an entry for visits during peak season, while Amsterdam has also hiked its tourism levy.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2026
Netflix has hiked an interest in non-English language entertainment.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The Chattogram Port Authority recently implemented new service charges that hiked average prices by roughly 40 percent, driving the major ocean carriers to tag on surcharges of their own.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Although she’s trekked through the Himalayas, hiked in Uganda’s Impenetrable Forest, and swam with sharks in open water, her greatest adventure has been becoming a mom.
—Kristy Alpert, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Jernigan had hiked all hundred and fifty trails in the Smokies.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Venice began charging visitors an entry for visits during peak season, while Amsterdam has also hiked its tourism levy.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2026
Netflix has hiked an interest in non-English language entertainment.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The Chattogram Port Authority recently implemented new service charges that hiked average prices by roughly 40 percent, driving the major ocean carriers to tag on surcharges of their own.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Although she’s trekked through the Himalayas, hiked in Uganda’s Impenetrable Forest, and swam with sharks in open water, her greatest adventure has been becoming a mom.
—Kristy Alpert, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiked
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The scene around them was picturesque — horses strolled in the distance, the sky bore a bright blue.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Paige Bueckers strolled into Unrivaled carrying the kind of aura that usually bends the room before a player ever steps on the floor.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Her adrenal gland would begin to work overtime and she’d be lifted up, energized, hunted, and desperate to outwit her attacker and survive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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He was then placed in a stretcher and lifted up by the rescue chopper.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Fox News Digital attempted to question Block about McCuskey's statement after oral arguments for the case in the Supreme Court Tuesday, but Block walked away from the first wave of questioning to take a picture with his team and client.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Pine walked the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards on January 11 alone, but was later joined by the designer inside the event.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Republicans, who hold a super-minority in the Legislature and have long raised concerns about taxes and regulations overburdening California businesses, will likely oppose any tax bills.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Funds raised during the 2025 Grammy Awards telecast, MusiCares’ Persons of the Year event and additional fundraising efforts were used to help deal with housing instability, interrupted income, physical health complications and ongoing trauma.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who wandered the Amazon for 22 years at the beginning of the 20th century before vanishing without a trace, wrote that the breath of the anaconda stupefied its prey.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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That morning, in a new suburb of Glendale, three-year-old Kelly Keen wandered, unattended, out of her house and into the driveway.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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He is elevated, isolated, burdened, deified--positioned as an emblem.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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When Washington famously refused the power that could have come with such popular esteem, the move only elevated that esteem.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Alex Consani sauntered down the runway in a pair of ruffled red lace trousers, her bottom pushed over the top of the leather waistband like a pair of breasts in a pushup bra.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Hiked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiked. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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