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
Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Most are rated easy or moderate, but there’s also more gnarly treks like the 10-mile Panther’s Den Trail, the 45-mile Tunnel Hill State Trail and the 151-mile River to River Trail backpacking route.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Visitors had to trek into a ravine, navigate the overgrown forest and locate the ruins.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Noun
So, like many Palestinians in Gaza, Um El-Abed eventually tried her luck with aid trucks, making the trek at night while her children slept.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Most are rated easy or moderate, but there’s also more gnarly treks like the 10-mile Panther’s Den Trail, the 45-mile Tunnel Hill State Trail and the 151-mile River to River Trail backpacking route.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Verb
The visitors who trek to America’s national parks are already noticing the changes, just months after President Donald Trump took office.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Visitors had to trek into a ravine, navigate the overgrown forest and locate the ruins.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trek
Noun
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The Chicago trip will find Kellogg in familiar territory.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Last but certainly not least, beginning September 1, Krispy Kreme is giving fans a chance to win a trip to either Universal Studios Hollywood or Universal Orlando Resort to experience the magic and excitement of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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In 1971, President Richard Nixon met with the Emperor of Japan on the tarmac in Anchorage as Hirohito traveled to Europe for meetings.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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On the last day of the season, Athletic Club will travel to the Santiago Bernabéu to take on Real Madrid.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Air Cruises have taken off in the past few years, with several firms now offering incredible private jet expeditions that enable high-fliers to live out Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days at a far greater pace.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 94-day expedition starts at $104,999 per person based on double occupancy.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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All shows begin at 6 p.m. Shakespeare’s comedy is being given a more contemporary setting in this adaptation, in which two young men journey from a small Midwestern town to California, where they are seduced by the possibilities of love, success and reinvention.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
3 Aug. 2025
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Shortly after the last of the dams was removed, freeing the Klamath's free flow in late 2024, the salmon that naysayers said would take years to journey past the old reservoirs appeared upstream almost overnight.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Now there are starter sets, actual plays, touring theatrical experiences and more that allow people who have never played a chance to experience the thrill of a natural 20 and the chill of running out of hit points.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Following its world premiere at True/False last year, the film toured numerous U.S. and international festivals.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Join Uniworld’s 12-night India’s Golden Triangle & The Sacred Ganges voyage from New Delhi to Kolkata, from $5,879 per person including all meals, unlimited beverages (including fine wines & spirits), daily excursions, airport transfers, and WiFi.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Odysseus, voyaging on his way home from Troy and leaving the smoking ruins of the city in his wake, hears a bard singing the tale of Troy’s fall.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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Calling Paris romantic is an understatement—the city has inspired poets and artists, who still pilgrimage here today in search of inspiration that can be found in nearly every turn, in every arrondissement.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Reynolds is hoping the selection of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost as the first American pope — Pope Leo XIV — might boost the city as a travel and pilgrimage destination.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trek. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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