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
Jackson trekked to Arizona during early voting in the 2018 primary elections that preceded large Democratic gains across the country that November.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 17 Feb. 2026
In her 80s, said Allan Vella, president and CEO of the Fox, Wills trekked to New York to see several Broadway shows in a single week.
—Mark Woolsey, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
And the family constantly trekked together through Berthoud Pass, spending days backcountry skiing away from the resort crowds.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of students from across the Sacramento region walked out of their classrooms on Friday morning and trekked to the Capitol in protest of federal immigration enforcement.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Understanding that Mandela’s liberation meant that white-minority rule was coming to an end, the founders trekked into the desert, bought a disused mining town wholesale, and established a colony.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Friends of the filmmaker and alumni of the festival, including Woody Harrelson, Chloé Zhao, Ava DuVernay and Taika Waititi, trekked on Friday night to the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley one last time to toast to Redford.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
His hiking companion trekked to an area with cell service and provided GPS coordinates to authorities.
—James Ward, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Sauer, though, suspected otherwise and trekked to the site himself to find out.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 17 Feb. 2026
In her 80s, said Allan Vella, president and CEO of the Fox, Wills trekked to New York to see several Broadway shows in a single week.
—Mark Woolsey, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
And the family constantly trekked together through Berthoud Pass, spending days backcountry skiing away from the resort crowds.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of students from across the Sacramento region walked out of their classrooms on Friday morning and trekked to the Capitol in protest of federal immigration enforcement.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Understanding that Mandela’s liberation meant that white-minority rule was coming to an end, the founders trekked into the desert, bought a disused mining town wholesale, and established a colony.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Friends of the filmmaker and alumni of the festival, including Woody Harrelson, Chloé Zhao, Ava DuVernay and Taika Waititi, trekked on Friday night to the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley one last time to toast to Redford.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
His hiking companion trekked to an area with cell service and provided GPS coordinates to authorities.
—James Ward, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Sauer, though, suspected otherwise and trekked to the site himself to find out.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekked
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The family of four often traveled domestically to new places together, drove short distances to visit family and frequented amusement parks – but all of that has come to a pause in the height of uncertainty surrounding immigration operations throughout the state.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Zwierzyński traveled from Poland to attend the celebration.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Before that, the indigenous Yavapati journeyed here to bathe in the property’s mineral-rich hot springs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Scientists have been divided about how Homo sapiens first journeyed from Asia to Australia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Over the course of his career, Schutte has also won the biggest national comedy award in Holland, the Jury and Audience Awards at the Leids Cabaret Festival, and toured with three comedy specials which aired on Dutch national TV.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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In August 2010, the pair returned to Israel where they were married at the Kabbalah Center in Tel Aviv and toured around the country during their honeymoon.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, as the home stood unguarded, reporters, photographers and others wandered the property, walking to the front door and capturing video of blood drops along the porch.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Sun Ra’s intro wandered, appealingly arrhythmic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Trekked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trekked. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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