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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 stock was up 1%, after losing more than 6% in its sharpest decline since April 2025 after the company hiked prices on a slate of its devices over rising memory and storage costs.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
New York — Apple has hiked prices on some of its most popular products, including the MacBook and iPad, because of the rising costs of memory and storage chips sparked by the AI boom.
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Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Nintendo told customers its flagship console will cost $50 more come September, and Sony and Microsoft also recently hiked the cost of their PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Since the Fed hiked rates aggressively to fight post-COVID inflation, home sales and construction have stagnated.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Her shoulders were hiked up to her ears.
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Michele Promaulayko,
Allure,
17 June 2026
One policy that would have hiked fees for certain types of visas was shot down in federal court this month.
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Terry Tang,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Keep your music and your podcasts to yourself Nobody drove two hours, paid a park fee and hiked five miles into the woods to listen to Morgan Wallen blaring from your backpack.
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Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Emanuel is not the first presidential candidate to take a different mode of transport around New Hampshire, with University of New Hampshire politics professor Dante Scala remembering how Republican presidential candidate Lamar Alexander hiked around the Granite State in 1996.
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Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2026
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
New York — Apple has hiked prices on some of its most popular products, including the MacBook and iPad, because of the rising costs of memory and storage chips sparked by the AI boom.
—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Nintendo told customers its flagship console will cost $50 more come September, and Sony and Microsoft also recently hiked the cost of their PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Since the Fed hiked rates aggressively to fight post-COVID inflation, home sales and construction have stagnated.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Her shoulders were hiked up to her ears.
—
Michele Promaulayko,
Allure,
17 June 2026
One policy that would have hiked fees for certain types of visas was shot down in federal court this month.
—
Terry Tang,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Keep your music and your podcasts to yourself Nobody drove two hours, paid a park fee and hiked five miles into the woods to listen to Morgan Wallen blaring from your backpack.
—
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Emanuel is not the first presidential candidate to take a different mode of transport around New Hampshire, with University of New Hampshire politics professor Dante Scala remembering how Republican presidential candidate Lamar Alexander hiked around the Granite State in 1996.
—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiked
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To my surprise, Conway showed up, walking Clyde; Bores strolled past me in a dark suit.
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Others strolled barefoot through the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, named after a courageous man who fought for freedom, not for presidents.
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In April, the California Department of Motor Vehicles revised its regulations for autonomous vehicles and lifted a ban on autonomous trucks weighing 10,001 pounds or more.
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Scripted by David Koepp from Spielberg’s original story, Disclosure Day stars Josh O’Connor as Daniel Kellner, a cybersecurity expert who has lifted sensitive files about alien contact with the government.
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Kyle Teel walked and then Andrew Benintendi doubled.
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Spears' budding models — whose father is Kevin Federline — walked the Vetements menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show on Friday, June 26, proving that they're built for the stage just like their mom.
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Led by Thiel Fellow James Proud, Substrate recently raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation from investors including Founders Fund and General Catalyst.
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Would Rhaenyra’s Syrax — a formidably sized dragon, albeit one raised in captivity — be able to torch them all?
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Those who wandered alone did not.
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After the good Samaritan got him off the woman, witnesses say the man wandered to produce and began attacking a 16-year-old boy, but Garbe had followed him.
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The series effectively elevated the character beyond being viewed simply as Superman’s female counterpart, reimagining her as a more emotionally complex and world-weary hero still grappling with the trauma of Krypton’s destruction.
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This morning, Oprah attended the annual Cannes LionHeart Seminar in an all-white look that felt effortlessly cool; it was elevated without being fussy.
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The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto sauntered through the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse Saturday afternoon before a start that could have been etched in baseball lore.
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“Hiked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiked. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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