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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 hitchhiking
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
Unlike the city of Poway, which favors hitching posts over parking meters, San Diego has elected to ignore all rational analyses of parking fee options, in favor of looking at parking as a cash cow.
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Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Several Vanderpump Rules alumni aren't hitching their wagons to The Valley.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Getting stuck in some remote native village for 36 days while hitching rides.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
The researchers had shown in 2023 that parasitic scraps of DNA could spread within bacterial populations by hitching rides on the tails of infecting viruses.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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
Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Several Vanderpump Rules alumni aren't hitching their wagons to The Valley.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Getting stuck in some remote native village for 36 days while hitching rides.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
The researchers had shown in 2023 that parasitic scraps of DNA could spread within bacterial populations by hitching rides on the tails of infecting viruses.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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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The body-camera footage shows Exum yanking the wheel left, toward the Rogue, then right.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Other plaintiffs’ attorneys, however, have called the CEO’s threat of yanking the product a scare tactic.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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All new data centers connecting to the grid must now provide dispatchable power — electricity that can be turned on or off depending on the national grid’s needs — or have the capacity to store energy.—
April Roach,Gaelle Legrand,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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My bet is that the most valuable players will own IP that travels across formats, connecting with loyal audiences on any screen.—
Max Cutler,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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And then Tatis belted his momentum-securing home run.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Trump ally Newt Gingrich, a former Republican House speaker, said the administration should have moved on securing the strait on Day One of the conflict.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Lint rollers are also an excellent tool at at removing hitchhiking bed bugs from your person or belongings, adds Wilson.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Black had contact with many people in town while hitchhiking back and forth.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Giddey stopped, the ball cradled in his palm, shouting while jerking his hand in the rough direction of his intended pass.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Video of the collision shows the train jerking from side-to-side.—
Sara Gregory,
AJC.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Try coupling the seasonal shades with a glossy nude foundation for a refined effect.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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Each season, a group of singles stay in a villa with the goal of coupling up or risk banishment.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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On her personal Instagram and TikTok accounts, Hirshleifer-Penn often shares her own designer outfits and must-have items, a Celine calfskin midi skirt with a gourmette chain fastening one day, a military-green Saint Laurent jacket with a stand collar the next.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Legate gently declines Lucy by fastening her to a cross.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 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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“Hitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitching. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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