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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
Combined with higher interest rates on pause (and the potential for them to be hiked higher later this year), softening wages and household debt at a record high, this week's news underscores the importance of storing your money in safe and profitable places.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Earlier Thursday, another central bank, the European Central Bank, hiked interest rates.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 June 2026
At the beginning of the year, Kaiser hiked premiums 7%, not because of the work stoppage but as expired federal subsidies and use of GLP-1 drugs raised costs for insurers broadly.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Pena hopes anybody who has hiked in or otherwise used wilderness in and around Orange County will speak up to protect the rule.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
The firm upgraded its rating on the clean energy stock to buy from hold, and hiked its price target to $30.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 9 June 2026
In particular, the great outdoors are beckoning — trails can be hiked, streets can be walked, country roads can be driven.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 May 2026
Matt Richardson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Earlier Thursday, another central bank, the European Central Bank, hiked interest rates.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 June 2026
At the beginning of the year, Kaiser hiked premiums 7%, not because of the work stoppage but as expired federal subsidies and use of GLP-1 drugs raised costs for insurers broadly.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Pena hopes anybody who has hiked in or otherwise used wilderness in and around Orange County will speak up to protect the rule.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
The firm upgraded its rating on the clean energy stock to buy from hold, and hiked its price target to $30.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 9 June 2026
In particular, the great outdoors are beckoning — trails can be hiked, streets can be walked, country roads can be driven.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiked
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Liv announced, as Smith strolled onstage, a surprise that nobody saw coming.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
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Along First Street, fashionable young couples and wealthy empty nesters strolled by sidewalk pergolas.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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But that could change soon as the Bank of Japan has been hiking rates while hotter inflation has lifted Japanese government bond yields, which are now looking more attractive and emerging as an alternative to Treasury bonds.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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The Red Sea fest and market held in city of Jeddah, on the Red Sea’s eastern shore, was established in 2019, with its inaugural edition taking place in 2020, two years after Saudi Arabia lifted its 35-year ban on commercial movie theaters.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
6 June 2026
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Zeferjahn walked Junior Caminero on four pitches after replacing Mitch Farris with two on and two outs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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In 2022, Under 30 alum Sarah Guo walked away from a high profile investing job at Reid Hoffman’s venture fund Greylock to start her own firm, Conviction.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Lenny, who was born and raised on Maui, caught his first wave at Cove Park in Kihei at age four, was windsurfing by age six, and was tackling giant waves in his teens.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Filings show that between January and March, Schmidt raised about $177,000.—
Matthew Kelly
Updated June 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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Red-Bodied Dog Tick Has your idiotic dog wandered onto a bucolic patch of grass that hasn’t been freshly treated with toxins?—
Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Baez’s sister described her brother as a free spirit who wandered up and down the East Coast, from Florida to his home state of Massachusetts, where his two children live with their mother.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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With geopolitical tensions elevated, a high oil price and long-term interest rate projections uncertain now, many may be understandably contemplating a savings strategy shift.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Instead, experts say screwworm cases will likely keep existing prices elevated for grocery shoppers.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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