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
His hiking companion trekked to an area with cell service and provided GPS coordinates to authorities.
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James Ward, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Consequently, officials on the morning before Christmas Eve issued evacuation orders for Marysville, and thousands of people trekked west across the Tenth Street Bridge.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Sauer, though, suspected otherwise and trekked to the site himself to find out.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
The five who trekked back to base camp were Nepali porters and guides, Mahato said.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Although she’s trekked through the Himalayas, hiked in Uganda’s Impenetrable Forest, and swam with sharks in open water, her greatest adventure has been becoming a mom.
—Kristy Alpert, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Born from tragedy at Camp Crystal Lake, Jason has trekked through forests, lakes and backroads ever since, hunting down anyone who dares to cross him.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
In the forests of northern Vietnam, researchers on the hunt for frogs trekked through the dense leaves and trees under the cover of darkness .
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Another legend relates that a woman and her children trekked into the mountains to escape enemies.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
James Ward, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Consequently, officials on the morning before Christmas Eve issued evacuation orders for Marysville, and thousands of people trekked west across the Tenth Street Bridge.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Sauer, though, suspected otherwise and trekked to the site himself to find out.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
The five who trekked back to base camp were Nepali porters and guides, Mahato said.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Although she’s trekked through the Himalayas, hiked in Uganda’s Impenetrable Forest, and swam with sharks in open water, her greatest adventure has been becoming a mom.
—Kristy Alpert, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Born from tragedy at Camp Crystal Lake, Jason has trekked through forests, lakes and backroads ever since, hunting down anyone who dares to cross him.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
In the forests of northern Vietnam, researchers on the hunt for frogs trekked through the dense leaves and trees under the cover of darkness .
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Another legend relates that a woman and her children trekked into the mountains to escape enemies.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekked
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According to his website, he's been active for nearly 50 years and has traveled with his wife and their six children to 60 countries to spread his message.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The missile traveled at a speed of more than 8,000 miles per hour, according to the Western Command of Ukraine's Air Force.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Three Kings Day is a global religious tradition honoring the biblical story of the three wise men — Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar — who journeyed to see the baby Jesus, bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some moved to England in order to receive an education or marry into the aristocracy; others journeyed to India, Macau, or Rome.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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He’s toured through Connecticut many times before in a number of different capacities.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Prince and Princess of Wales toured the hospital's neuro-rehabilitation center, where patients used a therapeutic gym and arts and crafts activities center.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who wandered the Amazon for 22 years at the beginning of the 20th century before vanishing without a trace, wrote that the breath of the anaconda stupefied its prey.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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That morning, in a new suburb of Glendale, three-year-old Kelly Keen wandered, unattended, out of her house and into the driveway.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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