as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
started on our trek up the mountain before the sun rose
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as in to travel
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 trek
Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Activists said the only way out is for miners to make a dangerous trek to another shaft, which can take days, and crawl out there, but many are too weak or ill to climb out.
—Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Aside from poring over books, Dyas and Larrain trekked through Paris visiting Callas’ favorite restaurants and theaters, all of which Dyas would have to build.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But activists said that would involve a dangerous trek underground that could take days for some, and many became too weak or ill after months underground with little food and water.
—Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Activists said the only way out is for miners to make a dangerous trek to another shaft, which can take days, and crawl out there, but many are too weak or ill to climb out.
—Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
Close to 1,000 guests trekked through the aftermath of the blizzard to watch opening night.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Aside from poring over books, Dyas and Larrain trekked through Paris visiting Callas’ favorite restaurants and theaters, all of which Dyas would have to build.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trek
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Next up for the Heat is a quick two-game trip that begins Thursday against the Bucks at Fiserv Forum (7:30 p.m., TNT).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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Below are some of the best destinations abroad for your next girls' trip.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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On the Move Magnetic Puzzles are compact and easy to travel with.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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While traveling, Ferrell and Steele, a former Saturday Night Live writer who came out as a trans woman years ago, catch up, cry and share candid conversations about life.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Nowhere is colder and more inhospitable in the whole of Season 1 than Episode’s 1 high mountain moors scenes where José Arcadio’s expedition edges along a path half way up a precipice, a mule slipping into the void.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Governments and private companies are preparing to return astronauts to the lunar surface within a few years, then moving on to dispatch human expeditions to the red planet.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
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Through a series of 31 interactive exhibits, visitors journey down the Fraser River to the headwaters of the Upper Colorado River Basin, where water is diverted across the Continental Divide into metro Denver.—
Gigi Ragland,
The Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2025
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After transiting the canal, the ship journeys north along the East Coast to Newfoundland, Canada, and finally across the Atlantic to Europe.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2025
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Kebede spent five years with Hamilton and has toured nationally and internationally with Rent, playing Joanne.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Activities for the restless abound, from touring the gardens in the summer to snowshoeing, skiing, and ice skating in the winter.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Just as the ancient Egyptians moved southward to expand their empires and Polynesians voyaged into uncharted waters, today’s leaders must navigate uncertainty and complexity.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Panama Canal has a long history of sea creatures voyaging through as stowaways on ships’ hulls and in their ballast tanks: oysters from the Indo-Pacific, jellyfish from the Black Sea, worms from mud flats in the Netherlands.—
Charlie Cordero,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The events beginning at a more Gen-X friendly time secured my attendance instead, as each cleverly capitalized on the influx of more than 75,000 art enthusiasts who pilgrimaged to the Magic City, using the week to announce new initiatives or promote existing ones.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In addition, pilgrims come to Jubilee to walk the 15-mile Seven Churches pilgrimage circuit around the city.—
Erica Firpo,
AFAR Media,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trek. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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