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Recent Examples of hitchhiker
The incident occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle, which was carrying hitchhikers from the south of the country to the north, local police chief Fuad Hossain told the news agency.
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Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Spray them off with the water hose, and consider using a preventive spray of neem or insecticidal soap to knock down any hitchhikers, says Khan.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
They were thought to be, at worst, undersea hitchhikers who would provide skin cleaning for the larger animals, according to Live Science.
—James Powel, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Since its arrival – likely as a hitchhiker on a shipping container or an airplane from Asia, experts say – the arachnid has been steadily marching north.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Given how unhappy many people are with 2026, a trip headed exactly 50 years back into the past will be a welcome ride for a lot of hitchhikers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
The Western Hemisphere sector of the ice sheet is shaped like a hitchhiker’s thumb – an apt metaphor, because the West Antarctic ice sheet is on the go.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Groves primarily targeted vulnerable women between 1978 and 1988, and was known to victimize hitchhikers.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
Those who suspect their holly may have unwanted hitchhikers can contact the agency online or by calling the state's invasive species hotline at (866) 663-9684.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Spray them off with the water hose, and consider using a preventive spray of neem or insecticidal soap to knock down any hitchhikers, says Khan.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
They were thought to be, at worst, undersea hitchhikers who would provide skin cleaning for the larger animals, according to Live Science.
—James Powel, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Since its arrival – likely as a hitchhiker on a shipping container or an airplane from Asia, experts say – the arachnid has been steadily marching north.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Given how unhappy many people are with 2026, a trip headed exactly 50 years back into the past will be a welcome ride for a lot of hitchhikers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
The Western Hemisphere sector of the ice sheet is shaped like a hitchhiker’s thumb – an apt metaphor, because the West Antarctic ice sheet is on the go.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Groves primarily targeted vulnerable women between 1978 and 1988, and was known to victimize hitchhikers.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
Those who suspect their holly may have unwanted hitchhikers can contact the agency online or by calling the state's invasive species hotline at (866) 663-9684.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitchhiker
hijacker
Noun
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The incident, which was part of a double-whammy of violent encounters for the hijacker that day, was preventable and should have been better controlled, according to a wrongful-death suit filed by Jazzmyn Byrd, the daughter of a man who was shot during the hijacking.—
Alex Nettles,
AJC.com,
11 June 2026
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The hijacker was killed when Turkish commandos stormed the airliner and freed the 40 passengers and crew.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Hitchhiker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitchhiker. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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