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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
First responders hiked to the scene and found the 25-year-old man at the base of a vertical rock face with serious leg injuries, officials said.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
While carriers have hiked prices to reflect the 80% jump in fuel costs, IEA chief Fatih Birol warned the war may have permanently altered energy markets.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Many of the charges are being hiked to account for inflation, and some have not been increased in years, according to a city document outlining the changes.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Despite the warning, however, Wells Fargo hiked its forecasts for oil prices this year.
—Mike Sheen, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
But, battered by supply chain woes as a result of the import tax, hiked energy prices thanks to the Iran war, and nervous consumers bracing for recession, many large companies are scrambling for cash.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
The increase represents the first time in two years that Delta has hiked fees for checking bags domestically, the airline noted.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Jim Robinson, a Cranston resident who's hiked New England's tallest peaks, has done the trail at least three times.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
While carriers have hiked prices to reflect the 80% jump in fuel costs, IEA chief Fatih Birol warned the war may have permanently altered energy markets.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Many of the charges are being hiked to account for inflation, and some have not been increased in years, according to a city document outlining the changes.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Despite the warning, however, Wells Fargo hiked its forecasts for oil prices this year.
—Mike Sheen, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
But, battered by supply chain woes as a result of the import tax, hiked energy prices thanks to the Iran war, and nervous consumers bracing for recession, many large companies are scrambling for cash.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
The increase represents the first time in two years that Delta has hiked fees for checking bags domestically, the airline noted.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Jim Robinson, a Cranston resident who's hiked New England's tallest peaks, has done the trail at least three times.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiked
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Nearly half a million people strolled through the grounds last year, nearly double the number in 2015.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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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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From Florida's Key West to Puget Sound in Washington, America watched and hoped together as the Artemis II astronauts lifted off, splashed down, and touched the nation from a quarter million miles away.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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So, Carson lifted the ban on Chase.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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That happened to be Duran, who took third on a wild pitch and scored after Marcelo Mayer walked and Yoshida came through with the game-winning single.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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The right-hander struck out four and walked two.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Capela raised his arms in celebration after hitting the shot and Houston’s bench stood and cheered.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The company has raised more than $200 million in venture capital funding, with investments coming from the likes of SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Serena Williams’ firm Serena Ventures.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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As party members slowly trickled into the building Saturday morning, campaign volunteers wandered, handing out bags with posters for Marx or walking in slow arcs with signs for fellow chief executive hopeful Robert Moore.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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At Elmhurst, a resident in a Tufts University School of Medicine zip-up wandered out to see what was going on.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Dana Walden was elevated to president and chief creative officer, unifying the company’s creative businesses.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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He had been elevated to the job in the middle of the 2000 season, but had not been given the full-time position.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Leaving the Heavener Football Center on Wednesday, Baugh sauntered several hundred yards to his car without a phone in his hands — a rare sight among his fellow students on the UF campus.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 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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