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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
Firefighters hiked in to reach her and rushed her to the hospital, where she was given anti-venom.
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Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
This is the first time the airline has hiked its bag fees in two years.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Firefighters hiked up the steep terrain to reach him and immediately began treating his critical injuries.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Wells Fargo hiked its price target on Arm to $175 from $165.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
The next morning, the men hiked up to a grassy mountaintop to watch the sun rise.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The streamer hiked prices again last week across its three major tiers.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Cars were then radioless, so the two officers hiked to the nearest phone, put out an all-points bulletin on the car that had got away, and then called for a wrecker.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
This trail is best hiked March-June or September-October, outside of summer heat and monsoon season.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
This is the first time the airline has hiked its bag fees in two years.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Firefighters hiked up the steep terrain to reach him and immediately began treating his critical injuries.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Wells Fargo hiked its price target on Arm to $175 from $165.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
The next morning, the men hiked up to a grassy mountaintop to watch the sun rise.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The streamer hiked prices again last week across its three major tiers.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Cars were then radioless, so the two officers hiked to the nearest phone, put out an all-points bulletin on the car that had got away, and then called for a wrecker.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
This trail is best hiked March-June or September-October, outside of summer heat and monsoon season.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiked
Verb
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Once product characters strolled into the park in 1974, the floodgates opened.—
John Haddad,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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This week's Far-Flung Postcard takes readers to London, where NPR's Vincent Ni strolled along the National Covid Memorial Wall during a recent trip.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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Teammates encouraged her and one even lifted her chin, but the damage was done.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Minutes later, Malenstyn got to the front and lifted home a rebound.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Brock, a Utah Valley signee, doubled with no outs in the fifth to drive in Melia Vera who walked to lead off the inning.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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When the clock finally ran out, Auriemma walked straight to the tunnel and didn’t shake hands.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Curry swished a 3-pointer on his second shot from deep and raised his arms in delight when the ball went through.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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My father had lived an extraordinary life as a young Black man born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, during the 1940s.—
Shayla Martin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dowland said the peacock recently wandered into his home through a back door.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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While there, the dog wandered off, and Chris brought her back.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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The evening was elevated by live music from a local country band, complete with a pedal steel guitar, reminiscent of Lee Hazlewood.—
Alexandra Genova,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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The relative success of the war elevated the Revolutionary Guard from a small, street-level militia, initially created to protect Khomeini and the other clerics at the forefront of the Islamic Revolution, into the symbolic defenders of the theocracy.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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So there sauntered Judge, one of the most stoic sluggers in a sport full of them.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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