as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
started on our trek up the mountain before the sun rose
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as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance
adventurers trekking across the desert in search of a fabled city of gold
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Recent Examples of trek
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
However, Rihanna won’t be making the trek as she is confirmed to accept virtually.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
Her owner, a woman in her twenties, had fallen down a 180-foot waterfall on March 17 while trekking through challenging terrain near the small town of Hokitika.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Horowitz was one of numerous Variety staffers who braved the Interstate 10 freeway to make the trek out past Palm Springs.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
However, Rihanna won’t be making the trek as she is confirmed to accept virtually.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
Instead, Sauer embarked on his own hero’s journey, trekking to that rural corner to see what was happening firsthand.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
Her owner, a woman in her twenties, had fallen down a 180-foot waterfall on March 17 while trekking through challenging terrain near the small town of Hokitika.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trek
Noun
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Potholes may go unfilled, Davis said, and drivers may have to make unplanned trips to the mechanic shop to fix their tires as a result.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Still, Orlando didn’t take full advantage of its trips to the line.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s according to a reporter traveling with Vance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Glover will become the first Black man to travel to deep space, Koch the first woman and Hansen the first non-American.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Silversea is lauded for both its classic ocean liners and expedition ships, which voyage the globe including the Poles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Previous seasons of The Terror focused on (first) a British naval expedition stuck in the ice while searching for the Northwest Passage and (second) haunting events in a Japanese internment camp during World War II.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Another ship, the Ladonna, had been at Bandar Imam Khomeini for a week before turning on its transponder Tuesday and journeying into the Persian Gulf.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts then spent three days journeying to the moon.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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In India, the Queen showed her appreciation for the country by touring the Taj Mahal and riding an elephant.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tracing Jason Ryan’s footsteps Since his conviction in Ireland, Ryan has moved around the UK a fair bit, living for a while in Cheshire, touring a play across the north of England and then landing his job with Norwood’s Black Box theater in Birmingham.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Silversea is lauded for both its classic ocean liners and expedition ships, which voyage the globe including the Poles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had become the first human to voyage into space just a month before, with American astronaut Alan Shepard close on his heels.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Nearly 100,000 visitors pilgrimage to the area annually to witness a forest canopy cloaked in orange-and-black wings.—
Jen Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Several hundred of them pilgrimage to Arizona each February for the I Heart Pluto Festival.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trek. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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