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Recent Examples of hitchhike
Now Kiki is spooked, walks right out of the party, and basically hitchhikes a ride with some invisible truck driver.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
His career began by flipping Whoppers at Burger King, hitchhiking across the world, and living off of food stamps.
—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
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
His career began by flipping Whoppers at Burger King, hitchhiking across the world, and living off of food stamps.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitchhike
hitch
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
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“Hitchhike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitchhike. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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