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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
Umbria is also great for active travelers, with miles of bikeable roads and beautiful natural parks for hiking.
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John Skelton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Mortgage rates shot up after the Federal Reserve launched its aggressive rate-hiking campaign to combat the rise of inflation in 2022.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Pratt grew up in the Palisades, hanging out at the beach, hiking the trails, ordering a French dip and matzo ball soup at Mort’s Deli after weekend sports competitions.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
The somewhat obscure linkup became common knowledge to the thru-hiking internet via Guo’s daily chronicles of her journey.
—David Gleisner, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
Active and adventurous, Emma likes spending time outdoors hiking, playing soccer, and shooting hoops.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
John Skelton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Mortgage rates shot up after the Federal Reserve launched its aggressive rate-hiking campaign to combat the rise of inflation in 2022.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Pratt grew up in the Palisades, hanging out at the beach, hiking the trails, ordering a French dip and matzo ball soup at Mort’s Deli after weekend sports competitions.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
The somewhat obscure linkup became common knowledge to the thru-hiking internet via Guo’s daily chronicles of her journey.
—David Gleisner, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
Active and adventurous, Emma likes spending time outdoors hiking, playing soccer, and shooting hoops.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiking
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Whatever your candy preference, no one wants to spend the evening strolling barren streets hoping to find some goodies.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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After 10 minutes of strolling along paved pathways from the gate, the line of trees that marks the edge of the plateau comes into sight.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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The former Blaugrana standout scored twice in the 2022 final as well as netting his penalty in the shootout on his way to lifting soccer’s most prestigious trophy.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Later, the humanoids got up in a human-like manner, first lifting their legs and using their hip joint to get up and come back to their original standing position.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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The documents included disciplinary information and reportedly showed that Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 graduation after refusing to inform on classmates involved in a cheating scandal.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But that left him skating off the ice and holding his head, walking through the Capitals’ bench and down the tunnel toward the dressing room.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Still, the project adds another exclusive tier to a venue already marked by VIP enclaves, raising questions about how much of COTA’s most distinctive real estate will remain truly accessible — and for how long.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Deliberate mind wandering, where people give themselves the freedom to drift off-subject, allowing their thoughts to take a different course.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rich Hill's wandering journey through the Major League Baseball landscape is truly unique.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hiking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiking. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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