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Recent Examples of hitchhike
Bunnie, 45, went on to reveal her own harrowing hitchhiking experience after agreeing with her podcast co-hosts that the method of traveling for free with a passing vehicle is rare now compared to the ‘60s.
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Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
The woman reportedly attempted to hitchhike when she was fatally stabbed near a bus stop.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
The book folds together his dual life, Deadhead kid hitchhiking to a concert and the scale-up CEO advising founders burning through growth curves never before seen in tech.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Having been run out of the movie theater for entry without payment and refusing to go back to his abusive home, a 12-year-old boy (Miles Ekhardt) sucks fiercely on his emotional support pacifier while trying to hitchhike his way out of town.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
The woman reportedly attempted to hitchhike when she was fatally stabbed near a bus stop.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
The book folds together his dual life, Deadhead kid hitchhiking to a concert and the scale-up CEO advising founders burning through growth curves never before seen in tech.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Having been run out of the movie theater for entry without payment and refusing to go back to his abusive home, a 12-year-old boy (Miles Ekhardt) sucks fiercely on his emotional support pacifier while trying to hitchhike his way out of town.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitchhike
hitch
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Other songwriters might opt to wring notes of sadness from the whole squad getting hitched, but this one is winking at the listener, signifying the end of his seclusion in Europe and the embrace of fans who haven’t had an audience with him in a long time.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The clerk only found out who was getting hitched when the bride told her that her new surname would be Bessette-Kennedy.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Hitchhike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitchhike. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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