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
  • In the past years, many French people have traveled to neighboring countries where medically assisted suicide or euthanasia is legal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Argentina also ranks first for corners from the right that traveled to the near edge of the six-yard box with 10, six more than any other team.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • 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
  • Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Definition of journeyed
Verb
  • During that time, board members toured multiple potential locations before ultimately deciding not to include one in the final plan.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Small groups of people are toured around by cast members, loaded with marsupial information.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Definition of toured
Verb
  • But on a shady patch under a sprawling river birch, ten teens who had wandered over from Stuyvesant High School assemble themselves into breakout groups to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s recently released housing proposal.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026
  • The three wandered downtown Culver City, seemingly unsure of where to go.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of wandered

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