as in travelled
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
The disoriented hiker was 78-year-old Douglas Montgomery, an Eagle Scout and former scoutmaster who had trekked the same woods with Troop 10 of Burlingame, California, in the 1960s.
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Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
His sister Katherine also trekked north to celebrate the happy couple with her husband, Chris Pratt.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
What was once the fifth-largest economy in Latin America has suffered chronic shortages of vital goods and soaring inflation under Maduro’s watch – pushing millions to flee, including thousands who have trekked north to the US’ southern border.
—Andrew Raine, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
A couple seated at Peter Hoang’s bar on Wednesday trekked three hours from Omaha to try his omakase-style sushi.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
As the late summer sun beat down on a national park in Norway, archaeologists trekked across the glacial landscape, scouring the surfaces exposed by melting ice.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
The thick roots beneath two old trees are coated with the sand that’s been trekked through the house.
—Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
But what stood out largely was the commodore amongst the stylish guests who trekked to the Fishtown neighborhood.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
More than 76 million Americans trekked out to brick-and-mortar stores on Black Friday last year, keeping the two-year streak alive as the most popular day of the year to shop.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
His sister Katherine also trekked north to celebrate the happy couple with her husband, Chris Pratt.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
What was once the fifth-largest economy in Latin America has suffered chronic shortages of vital goods and soaring inflation under Maduro’s watch – pushing millions to flee, including thousands who have trekked north to the US’ southern border.
—Andrew Raine, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
A couple seated at Peter Hoang’s bar on Wednesday trekked three hours from Omaha to try his omakase-style sushi.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
As the late summer sun beat down on a national park in Norway, archaeologists trekked across the glacial landscape, scouring the surfaces exposed by melting ice.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
The thick roots beneath two old trees are coated with the sand that’s been trekked through the house.
—Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
But what stood out largely was the commodore amongst the stylish guests who trekked to the Fishtown neighborhood.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
More than 76 million Americans trekked out to brick-and-mortar stores on Black Friday last year, keeping the two-year streak alive as the most popular day of the year to shop.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekked
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Neural highways that once buzzed with activity are becoming quiet country roads, rarely traveled and slowly overgrown.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The end of winter break was nearing for the two university students, who had traveled to Urbana to visit other water polo players at the University of Illinois, Abraham’s father told CNN.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Our family rode all the classic rides at Magic Kingdom, journeyed to France at EPCOT via Skyliner for a decadent breakfast, spotted hippos and lions on an open-air safari tour at Animal Kingdom, and roasted s’mores over a toasty campfire at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort.—
Linnea Bailey,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, six Black women have journeyed to outer space as astronauts, a job that is equally demanding and risky and for which the odds of being selected are very low.—
Gena Cox,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Trekked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trekked. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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