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as in yanking
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
kept hitching up his pants because they were too big in the waist
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as in connecting
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
she escaped out the window by using a makeshift rope of bedsheets and clothing she'd hitched together
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as in securing
to put securely in place or in a desired position
hitched the trailer to the back of the car
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as in bumming
to travel by securing free rides
her brother hitched across the country after he graduated from college
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Recent Examples of hitching
In the new Regensdorf trial, RIVR ONE robots will be hitching rides in Swiss Post delivery vans, then carrying select Swiss Post parcels and Migros Online grocery deliveries from those vans to clients' doorsteps.
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New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
But Amazon must be doing something right if even Peacock sees the value of hitching its wagon to the big guy.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
The trail’s final point is Raptor Ridge, reached at the 2-mile mark, though there are a couple different viewpoints of the San Pasqual Valley with benches and even hitching posts for horses.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
No matter where a player is from, winning matters over all else, which is why Dorfman cautioned against hitching any major marketing wagon onto Mboko just yet.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
But Amazon must be doing something right if even Peacock sees the value of hitching its wagon to the big guy.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
The trail’s final point is Raptor Ridge, reached at the 2-mile mark, though there are a couple different viewpoints of the San Pasqual Valley with benches and even hitching posts for horses.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
No matter where a player is from, winning matters over all else, which is why Dorfman cautioned against hitching any major marketing wagon onto Mboko just yet.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitching
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In the footage, a uniformed officer is seen forcibly grabbing the female passenger’s arm and yanking her towards the aisle.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Stern is one of several high-profile entertainments hosts who have condemned ABC and Disney for yanking Kimmel off the air.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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VPNs can help bypass regional restrictions by connecting to national ABC feeds.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Today, the internet has grown into a global infrastructure connecting billions of people, devices, and organizations.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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However, securing a pair that fits properly and feels comfortable can be a challenge.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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During an interview with Axios Wednesday, the Ukrainian leader also maintained his primary focus remains achieving peace rather than securing another term.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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That’s what was bumming him out.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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To be this close over and over is really bumming me out.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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With an epic Oscar-winning title song by Streisand and tear-jerking scenes aplenty, this film is a perennial favorite and often referred to in pop culture.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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One video posted to the social platform X appeared to show Kirk addressing the students, at one point speaking about gang violence, before being struck near the neck and later jerking to his left side.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
10 Sep. 2025
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For engineers, all this means coupling MLOps with DevOps by integrating retraining triggers, model validation steps and performance degradation alerts directly into deployment pipelines.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The steering coupling bolt may have been improperly tightened, allowing the steering coupling to loosen from the steering rack.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The sandals feature a buckle-fastening ankle strap.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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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
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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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“Hitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitching. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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