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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
Workday shares are 7% higher in extended trading after the software company hiked its margin forecast citing strong AI demand.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 May 2026
The Times’ Jaclyn Cosgrove hiked it to find out.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
On the first shore expedition, the family hiked to a peak overlooking the ship and walked to a small penguin colony.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Between 2017 and 2024, the utility hiked delivery rates five times, the consumer advocates said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Last month, Samsung hiked the price of the then nine-month-old Galaxy Z Fold 7, alongside a $280 increase for the 1TB Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The closure of the strait has hiked energy prices across the world.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 May 2026
The Times’ Jaclyn Cosgrove hiked it to find out.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
On the first shore expedition, the family hiked to a peak overlooking the ship and walked to a small penguin colony.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Between 2017 and 2024, the utility hiked delivery rates five times, the consumer advocates said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Last month, Samsung hiked the price of the then nine-month-old Galaxy Z Fold 7, alongside a $280 increase for the 1TB Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The closure of the strait has hiked energy prices across the world.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiked
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Just around the corner from the rally on Tajrish Square, in a tranquil park near the Cinema Museum of Iran, locals perused an open-air book stall and sipped tea, while couples strolled hand in hand.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The candidate strolled in with a videographer and photographer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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When France lifted the trophy two weeks later, ‘l’episode de l’extincteur’ was held up as a moment that had helped bring the squad closer together.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Masatake Yoshida lifted a sacrifice fly to tie the score at 1-all.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
17 May 2026
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Three Knights pitchers tried in vain as the Bruins diced up the diamond even though UCF walked UCLA and NCAA home-run leader Megan Grant three times.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Miami took four hits off Manaea (0-1) over 3 2/3 innings, striking out three times, while Myers allowed the one run on one hit, walked one and struck out none in 1 1/3 innings.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Analysts have raised concerns about concentration risks in South Korea's stock market, with an overreliance on a small group of companies raising the risk of volatility and vulnerability to geopolitical shocks, including a slowdown in data-center spending.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Woldenberg, in response to the tariffs, had implemented a hiring freeze, put off plans to build a new warehouse, and raised the prices of his firm’s products.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The other day, an elephant wandered onto this very field.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty The stage was festooned with balloons and a giant image of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to appear in public since being elevated to the position after the killing of his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Are more acute vulnerabilities being exposed by the rise in yields, and will elevated inflation expectations create an undertow to equity valuations?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 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.—
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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“Hiked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiked. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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