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as in strolling
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
she hiked along the trail around the pond
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as in lifting
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 hiking
Over 330 climbers have died while hiking Mount Everest since modern recordkeeping began in 1921 — while 200 bodies remain frozen on the slopes, according to travel company Mount Everest Official.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Inclement weather did not deter a congregation of people from hiking — or riding — to the top of Stone Mountain on Sunday morning.
—Brooke Howard, AJC.com, 5 Apr. 2026
To cover these growing and unprecedented losses, insurers are hiking coverage rates beyond what families can reasonably afford.
—Carlos Curbelo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Located just north of Steamboat Springs on 540 acres in the middle of Colorado’s Routt National Forest, the ranch offers a top-notch horse program (including new draft horse clinics) as well as fly-fishing, mountain biking, and hiking in the summer and Nordic skiing and snowshoeing in the winter.
—Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
As a result, more airlines are hiking fees for checking luggage, and United Airlines is bracing for a prolonged war that sends oil as high as $175 a barrel and is making contingency plans that include reducing capacity.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
But rescuers were unable to locate Molly, her border collie, who had been hiking with her before the fall on March 24.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
Outside of simply admiring this natural setting and taking as many pictures as possible, there are other fun ways to enjoy the park, like hiking the dunes or renting sand sleds and sand boards on-site.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
Two families, one hiking up, the other hiking down, were chatting and sharing insights at a bend in the trail.
—Bing Pan, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Inclement weather did not deter a congregation of people from hiking — or riding — to the top of Stone Mountain on Sunday morning.
—Brooke Howard, AJC.com, 5 Apr. 2026
To cover these growing and unprecedented losses, insurers are hiking coverage rates beyond what families can reasonably afford.
—Carlos Curbelo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Located just north of Steamboat Springs on 540 acres in the middle of Colorado’s Routt National Forest, the ranch offers a top-notch horse program (including new draft horse clinics) as well as fly-fishing, mountain biking, and hiking in the summer and Nordic skiing and snowshoeing in the winter.
—Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
As a result, more airlines are hiking fees for checking luggage, and United Airlines is bracing for a prolonged war that sends oil as high as $175 a barrel and is making contingency plans that include reducing capacity.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
But rescuers were unable to locate Molly, her border collie, who had been hiking with her before the fall on March 24.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
Outside of simply admiring this natural setting and taking as many pictures as possible, there are other fun ways to enjoy the park, like hiking the dunes or renting sand sleds and sand boards on-site.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
Two families, one hiking up, the other hiking down, were chatting and sharing insights at a bend in the trail.
—Bing Pan, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiking
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Not to be outdone, the Tuscany Active Culinary Walking & Hiking Tour in Italy features wine sipping, a cooking class led by an engaging Italian chef, and plenty of strolling through the countryside.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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These days, Bailey is one of the celebrities people would be thrilled to see strolling down Hollywood Boulevard.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Both companies must also learn to operate in lunar orbit, and master landing their vehicles on the Moon and then subsequently lifting them off from the lunar surface.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2026
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Hopes for lifting the ban rose after Lee and Xi met twice.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Callers told police that after a brief and seemingly hostile interaction with the occupants of the vehicle, the individual left school property and was last seen walking onto Ryan Lane from Edwards Avenue.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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No walking path existed near its perimeter, underlining the fact that the castle looked down on Berkeley Springs from a position of inaccessible dominance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the easiest way to start an argument online is to post a video of a mother raising her child.—
Micah Barkley,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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Political parties were disincentivized from forming coalitions—which might have unified the anti-Orbán vote—by incrementally raising the threshold required for alliances to enter Parliament.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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These suede clog mules are an easy choice for everything, including early bakery runs, long travel days, and wandering through mountain towns.—
Paris Wilson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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The two-day search for a missing 12-year-old girl came to a surprising end when she was discovered wandering a Dollar General store, according to investigators in North Carolina.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Hiking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiking. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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