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
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the park's headquarters and see its conservation mission firsthand, and add on gorilla trekking for the perfect Rwanda itinerary.
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Elizabeth Gordon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
His early online videos documented low-budget trips, including one of him trekking videos of him trekking in the Indian Himalayas in sneakers.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Authorities in Nepal have halted trekking on many hiking routes due to rain at lower elevations and heavy snowfall on higher trails, and have urged hikers not to venture out or proceed with their treks in the Annapurna, Manaslu and Dhaulagiri areas, home to some of the world’s highest peaks.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 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
According to multiple reports, not everyone on these trekking trips had the correct gear or clothing.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Gordon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
His early online videos documented low-budget trips, including one of him trekking videos of him trekking in the Indian Himalayas in sneakers.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Authorities in Nepal have halted trekking on many hiking routes due to rain at lower elevations and heavy snowfall on higher trails, and have urged hikers not to venture out or proceed with their treks in the Annapurna, Manaslu and Dhaulagiri areas, home to some of the world’s highest peaks.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 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
According to multiple reports, not everyone on these trekking trips had the correct gear or clothing.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekking
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The Heat also again faces the Cavaliers in back-to-back games later this season, traveling to Cleveland to play the Cavaliers on March 25 and 27.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Atkins died three days after the fatal collision, which occurred after Owen-Cooper had been traveling around 53 mph on a road with a 20 mph speed limit.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Ahead of the Earthshot ceremony, William spent a few days touring around Rio de Janeiro, learning about local conservation efforts and even playing soccer and beach volleyball with some of the local children.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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In one of her earliest letters, Ball begged Arnaz not to give in to temptation while touring with his band.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Recuerdos Ilustrados celebrates Día de los Muertos journeying through life, love and death through contemporary altars and artwork by artists Álvaro Márquez, Stephanie Mercado and Daniel Villa.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 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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“Trekking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trekking. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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