hikes 1 of 2

noun

plural of hike
1
as in increases

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as in trips

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hikes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hike
1
as in strolls
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure she hiked along the trail around the pond

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2
as in lifts
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 hikes
Verb
And, if the Fed hikes rates and lenders raise theirs in response, these returns could be even higher. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Nancy Palmer, who regularly hikes the trail with her husband, Rodney, pointed to the alligator warning signs. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 29 June 2026 Anyone who hikes in Angeles National Forest is likely familiar with Red Box Picnic Area. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 For 58-year-old Conny Randolph of Ochopee, who works in the area and regularly hikes the Everglades trails, the impact on the environment was top of mind. — Churchill Ndonwie may 2, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 Zach Cross, followed by his wife Grayson and father Tim, hikes up Springer Mountain to the Southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail to start his thru-hike, Monday, May 1, 2023. — Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Fraga often hikes up mountainsides and drives on backroads to find it. — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026 Every time management hikes the payout, investors bid up the stock in response. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 However, in hindsight, having a whistle—something Dyason never hikes without—would have been much more effective. — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hikes
  1. increases
  2. trips
  3. strolls
  4. lifts
  5. climbs
  6. treks
  7. walks
  8. raises
Noun
  • The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • These devices have seen quicker and larger price increases compared to flagship devices, for which memory is now more than a quarter of the cost.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of increases
Noun
  • His airport arrivals and departures on those trips, especially early in his first administration, drew media attention and coverage.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • In the years since, Harry has made several quick trips back to the UK, most notably attending his grandmother’s funeral in 2022 and his father’s coronation in 2023.
    — Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of trips
Verb
  • Entirely white outfits are suited to nearly every warm-weather occasion, from Euro vacations to Sunday strolls around town.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 10 July 2026
  • My mornings began with iced coffee walks along the shore, and afternoons unfolded between beach reads, bike rides, and sunset strolls through town.
    — Kathleen O’Neill, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
Definition of strolls
Verb
  • One where technology protects, connects, and lifts people up.
    — Alain Berset, Time, 6 July 2026
  • Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of lifts
Noun
  • Pogacar's teammates, along with those of Vingegaard in Visma-Lease a Bike, set a fast tempo even before the day’s biggest climbs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • With almost 2800m of climbing, his major challenge was making it over the climbs.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of climbs
Noun
  • More experienced hikers can extend their treks to the adjacent Mount Tamalpais State Park.
    — Kimberley Lovato, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
  • For mid-range treks of two to four weeks, typical trail food works, though the downsides show up toward the end.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Definition of treks
Verb
  • Expecting plenty of goals and a potential draw between Norway and England, Drew Dinsick walks Trysta Krick through his betting approach for one of the World Cup's most anticipated quarterfinal matchups.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • Yanez, meanwhile, walks away with the biggest scalp of his career and real momentum after a lost 2025.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of walks
Verb
  • Fuller, who is represented by attorneys Geoffrey Tabor and Timothy O’Reilly, raises antitrust and breach of contract claims that have become familiar in college athlete litigation.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
  • But a lengthy rollout raises questions about whether the model can become a scalable solution to the state’s housing crisis — the sale comes more than two years after the state made such transactions possible.
    — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
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