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
Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Antonovich Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back trek along Walnut Creek, which flows gently through the canyon.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
The pressure provided on your legs helps with swelling and achy feet per the brand, which is especially helpful on long days of trekking up trails.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
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Noun
The 2025 Tour de France continues its challenging journey through the French countryside with Stage 7 on Friday, July 11, a 197 km trek from the coastal town of Saint-Malo to the legendary Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan in Brittany.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Antonovich Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back trek along Walnut Creek, which flows gently through the canyon.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Verb
Going to this shrine at Emmitsburg was a lot easier and cheaper than trekking almost four thousand miles to Lourdes, France, where there is a much larger shrine to the Virgin Mary.
—Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
The pressure provided on your legs helps with swelling and achy feet per the brand, which is especially helpful on long days of trekking up trails.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trek
Noun
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Her cover photo was a selfie of her and Tamera smiling while outdoors on a camping trip.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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But as secrets surface and their relationship unravels, the couple’s trip turns sinister.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Fine dining and traveling aboard a boat may seem like an unlikely pairing.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Among those who have travelled are Max Purvis, Callum Edwards and Alex Moore, who won our academy player of the year award.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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One is this nine-day expedition with Astro Trails from July 27 to Aug. 4, 2027, which will witness the total solar eclipse in the remote Siwa Oasis.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
19 July 2025
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This novel based on a true story centers on an orphaned girl, who is taken on a French expedition by her new guardian — where she’s later abandoned and forced to fight for her survival.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
19 July 2025
Verb
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This family journey deeply shaped Fisher’s lifelong scholarly drive to chronicle the struggles and the triumphs of Black communities in the American West.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Use empathy maps and journey mapping to identify user pain points, motivations and workflow dependencies.—
Dan Teixeira,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The band has been consistently touring ever since and are currently celebrating their highs and lows on their milestone 20th anniversary tour.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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President Donald Trump toured the spot last week after landing Air Force One there, and his Homeland Security Department paid homage to the state facility on June 28 by posting on social media an illustration depicting alligators wearing ICE caps outside a prison.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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Tristan told stories about the sea, voyages around the Cape of Good Hope, where the waves were high as houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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The Titan submersible was voyaging to the ruins of the Titanic in June 2023.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
Verb
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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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In fact, her pilgrimage back to Mexico after completing her studies wasn’t merely a homecoming, but a calling to immerse herself in indigenous communities.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trek. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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