trekked

verb

past tense of trek
as in traveled
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 trekked One section tracks the influence of the Alhambra complex, in Granada, where artists trekked to whet their appetites for the exotic. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 After the band decided not to play, Lee and company trekked to the International Amphitheatre to watch Kiss. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 As the researchers trekked through the brush, joined by South Florida Water Management District scientist Jenna Cole and her intern, there wasn’t a path. — Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026 In the clip, the Princess of Wales trekked down Snowdon Summit alongside her brother, James Middleton. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 1 July 2026 Having trekked the territory with his trusty surveyor’s compass, and in the absence of anyone else rash enough to do it, Washington volunteers to deliver an ultimatum to the encroaching French forces. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 Already trekked the West Coast? — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026 Jessica Alba has worn this exact pair of Adidas sneakers, as has PEOPLE Shopping writer Toni Sutton who comfortably trekked more than 134,000 steps in them on a trip to Japan. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 So Pfeiffer trekked to Texas to meet Sheridan. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekked
  1. traveled
  2. journeyed
  3. toured
  4. wandered
Verb
  • This year's primary also could test the growing clout of democratic socialists, who have traveled from across the country to help campaign for Bush.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The first week of August, Popliger traveled to Los Angeles to visit two camp friends, one with Gaucher disease and another with nemaline myopathy.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • After a brief rest, Dyer journeyed atop Mosquito Pass, towering over 13,000 feet in elevation, on to Oro City (now Leadville).
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
  • The Tartan Army of 2026 has journeyed to America with similar enthusiasm, and unrealistic expectations have been loaded upon the shoulders of McTominay.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
Definition of journeyed
Verb
  • Prior to its arrival in Chicago as a destination festival in 2005, Lollapalooza toured the country as a tastemaking showcase for alternative music and more in the 1990s, with Smashing Pumpkins headlining the fourth installment in 1994.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Rockin’ down the highway During Little Feat’s downtime, Payne toured as a member of the Doobie Brothers between 2015 and 2021.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of toured
Verb
  • After meeting at a Neville Brothers crawfish boil, the pair wandered through the French Quarter, eventually trailed by an impromptu parade of Deadheads.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After her Scout Stage set, indie-country singer Michaela Anne wandered over and climbed into the driver’s seat of the Terra.
    — Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of wandered

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