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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 Rather than taking the dry way out and heading home on the 4 train, we all got caught up in a more southerly impulse and trekked to our friends’ new place down in Battery Park City. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Daniel talked with dozens of health officials and trekked to Maine and Louisiana for this eye-opening story. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026 This summer, photo intern Kaiden Yu trekked to the state's waters to spend time with volunteer water quality monitors. — Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 10 Sep. 2026 Previously, a smaller number of responders trekked in or arrived by boat or aircraft. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 After Only Murders In the Building‘s sleuthing trio of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) trekked to London for the upcoming Season 6, the writers room of the Hulu mystery comedy series is on the move too. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 Her parents paid the doctor who trekked to their home to deliver her with a sack of cornmeal. — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Shaq trekked through the Adirondacks, climbed a massive rock face and spent the night sleeping outside in the woods. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Decades later, screenwriters Todd Bartels and Lou Howe trekked to Provincetown, retracing the steps of the young man who would become a cultural icon and host of the celebrated shows Parts Unknown and No Reservations. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekked
  1. traveled
  2. journeyed
  3. toured
  4. wandered
Verb
  • Many of them traveled to Orlando for a workout-and-hang Hurts organized over the summer.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The four players traveled from Los Angeles to Australia as goodwill ambassadors.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • Born in Portland, Oregon, in 1873, Lowe journeyed to China for his education, and then returned to America, moving between major western cities, first San Francisco, then Denver, on to Portland and Seattle.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The videos quickly went viral, with lines forming outside the hut as people journeyed to the site, eager to try one for themselves.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeyed
Verb
  • After practice, players and coaches toured the Tower of London and enjoyed a sightseeing day before turning their attention back toward football.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Bators died in 1990, but the group sporadically reunited and toured in the decades after.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of toured
Verb
  • Talley then wandered out of the media center, looking down at her phone and trying to find her friends.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • One of the earliest deaths came in 1926, when a 3-year-old wandered from his home on Narragansett Avenue and fell to his demise.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of wandered

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“Trekked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trekked. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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