as in travelling
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 trekking
There is trash and pollutants from the tourists and gravel has been mined from the area to make trekking routes for people, disturbing the places where females may have laid their eggs, researchers said.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Black Diamond Pursuit Carbon Z Trekking Poles Over rocks and steep gravel and through the edelweiss, these trekking poles were there for me.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
Still, few things feel quite as exotic as trekking through the remote Amazonian rainforest, even with the mosquitoes.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
What to Know On Thursday, the storm was trekking across the Rocky Mountains, FOX Weather reported.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Across the fence, in Gaza, Palestinians had been trekking with their belongings for days, since preparations for the ceasefire were announced.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
These individuals were trekking to and around the base camp on the mountain’s north side in Tibet during China’s National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday break.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
According to multiple reports, not everyone on these trekking trips had the correct gear or clothing.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Nepalese authorities told The Kathmandu Post on Monday that all tourists visiting Mount Everest in their region were safe, and that trekking towards the Everest Base Camp had restarted.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Black Diamond Pursuit Carbon Z Trekking Poles Over rocks and steep gravel and through the edelweiss, these trekking poles were there for me.
—Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
Still, few things feel quite as exotic as trekking through the remote Amazonian rainforest, even with the mosquitoes.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
What to Know On Thursday, the storm was trekking across the Rocky Mountains, FOX Weather reported.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Across the fence, in Gaza, Palestinians had been trekking with their belongings for days, since preparations for the ceasefire were announced.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
These individuals were trekking to and around the base camp on the mountain’s north side in Tibet during China’s National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday break.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
According to multiple reports, not everyone on these trekking trips had the correct gear or clothing.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Nepalese authorities told The Kathmandu Post on Monday that all tourists visiting Mount Everest in their region were safe, and that trekking towards the Everest Base Camp had restarted.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekking
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Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli is charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm while traveling on an aircraft, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sacrament revolves around two cousins from San Bernardino, Larette and Cherrise, who, along with two traveling nurses—four ICU nurses in all—are isolating in individual Mallard trailers in CamperWorld, three blocks from Our Lady of Sorrows hospital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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After venturing to Rome in season four, season five sees Emily spending more time in Italy, even journeying to Venice, as was previously teased in first-look photos.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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With Louis and Claudia (Jacob Anderson and Delainey Hayles) journeying to Europe in search of other vampires, this season of Interview is phenomenal, rounded out with an incredible cast of seductive vamps from the Théâtre des Vampires.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Trekking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trekking. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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