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Recent Examples of hitchhike
Black had contact with many people in town while hitchhiking back and forth.
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Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Houseplant pests typically hitchhike a ride into your home.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
In another extraordinary anecdote, Chang describes hitchhiking her way across remote China to a labor camp her father was being held in, to lift his spirits.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 13 Jan. 2026
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.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Houseplant pests typically hitchhike a ride into your home.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
In another extraordinary anecdote, Chang describes hitchhiking her way across remote China to a labor camp her father was being held in, to lift his spirits.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 13 Jan. 2026
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.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitchhike
hitch
Verb
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Stinknet grows aggressively, winning the numbers game of reproduction by releasing hundreds of seeds per plant that can ride far on the wind or hitch on a vehicle.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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That starts before the trailer is even hitched to the tow vehicle, as the unit can locate the tow vehicle hitch and secure in place at the touch of a command on the accompanying app.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Hitchhike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitchhike. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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