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Recent Examples of hitchhike
His career began by flipping Whoppers at Burger King, hitchhiking across the world, and living off of food stamps.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Four years into his prison sentence, Manchester escaped from an Anson County prison and hitchhiked to Charlotte.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Crowding out the understory Researchers think Japanese stiltgrass hitchhiked to the United States in the early 1900s.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
The high school student was hitchhiking for a ride to her ballet class (rather than waiting for the bus) when Kemper picked her up.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Four years into his prison sentence, Manchester escaped from an Anson County prison and hitchhiked to Charlotte.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Crowding out the understory Researchers think Japanese stiltgrass hitchhiked to the United States in the early 1900s.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
The high school student was hitchhiking for a ride to her ballet class (rather than waiting for the bus) when Kemper picked her up.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitchhike
Verb
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That outlines Andromeda, the princess, who’s hitched to the rear end of the horse.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Getting stuck in some remote native village for 36 days while hitching rides.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was bummed out by Tech’s decision.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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Democrats’ most visible strategy appears to be trying to bum a few bucks from the grassroots—when the grassroots’ greatest power is in protest, boycott, and other unified mobilization efforts.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Hitchhike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitchhike. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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