as in traveling
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
As a travel writer, my trips range from luxury escapes in the Mediterranean to trekking in the French Alps or safaris in South Africa.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
The Nomads Pro trekking commuter in single-battery configuration is available to order now for US$1,999.
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Paul Ridden
june 23,
New Atlas,
23 June 2026
During their journey to the United States, Jacob saw dead bodies while trekking through the jungle, was kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint with his parents, witnessed a rape, and had to sell candy and beg for money, his dad said.
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Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
The 29-year-old has arrived at Rolling Stone’s office in distressed cutoff denim shorts and custom boots self-designed to look like she’s been trekking through sludge à la Kate Moss at Glastonbury 2005.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
The team faces a 30-minute drive on rough roads and another half an hour trekking through the jungle to reach the cave’s mouth.
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CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Avoid trekking extra pollen into your living and working spaces by shedding these items near the door.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
In June, Ezra Collective will embark on a multi-continent tour, trekking across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia.
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Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2026
Pete has disappeared while trekking a little too far from home before, but nothing to this magnitude.
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Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
The Nomads Pro trekking commuter in single-battery configuration is available to order now for US$1,999.
—
Paul Ridden
june 23,
New Atlas,
23 June 2026
During their journey to the United States, Jacob saw dead bodies while trekking through the jungle, was kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint with his parents, witnessed a rape, and had to sell candy and beg for money, his dad said.
—
Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
The 29-year-old has arrived at Rolling Stone’s office in distressed cutoff denim shorts and custom boots self-designed to look like she’s been trekking through sludge à la Kate Moss at Glastonbury 2005.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
The team faces a 30-minute drive on rough roads and another half an hour trekking through the jungle to reach the cave’s mouth.
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CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Avoid trekking extra pollen into your living and working spaces by shedding these items near the door.
—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
In June, Ezra Collective will embark on a multi-continent tour, trekking across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia.
—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2026
Pete has disappeared while trekking a little too far from home before, but nothing to this magnitude.
—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekking
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Production runs from a Los Angeles home base plus two traveling studios that move to the best matches each day, borrowing the fanfest grammar of Big Noon Kickoff.
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For those traveling in first class, the Coast Starlight offers a full dining car experience, with meals included throughout the journey.
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My visit to the pig facility felt like touring a biohazard site.
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Jackson, 67, is retiring from touring because of a chronic inherited neurological condition, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
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Zayden Alhasan and Ezra Belingheri, two long time friends, said Belingheri met in Nevada from Italy before journeying on a four-hour drive to watch USA play.
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For instance, the moon is journeying through harmony-seeking Libra today, bringing emotional focus to themes of connection, fairness, beauty and compromise.
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“Trekking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trekking. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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