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
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Perseverance, about the size of a car, captured the whirling twisters in January about a month after completing an arduous trek from the bottom of the crater up to its rim.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
From summiting Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji to trekking through Madeira’s mystical, ancient Fanal Forest, my love for hiking has taken me across the globe.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But considering the long trek to Japan and the unusual circumstances surrounding the start, the Cubs are satisfied with the results.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Perseverance, about the size of a car, captured the whirling twisters in January about a month after completing an arduous trek from the bottom of the crater up to its rim.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
Now, per the comic’s description, Cark will trek from Studio City to Venice Beach and onward into the paranoid sprawl of 21st-century Los Angeles, called to investigate his greatest mystery yet: himself.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
From summiting Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji to trekking through Madeira’s mystical, ancient Fanal Forest, my love for hiking has taken me across the globe.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trek
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By offering reliable information and storytelling, Broadway Collection helps travelers plan their trips effectively.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Their trip, scheduled for spring will represent the private spacecraft's 31st mission and the first ever made up entirely of women.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Yet, as so often happens in the sport, Estrada did not travel a straight line to big-league prosperity.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The other travels out of Florida twice a year with her U.S.-born child who has a disability.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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That’s about one-third the length of the speediest Everest expeditions currently offered by guiding companies.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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The expedition was broadcast live on the Discovery Channel.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Anthony and Veena Claypool journeyed downtown with their 9-year-old twin sons from the Belmont Cragin neighborhood for the mass gathering.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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As readers journey with Sammy from his neighborhood troubles to the halls of power, they are invited to question the boundaries between science and spirituality.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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Johnny Mathis, the Grammy-winning singer who has entertained audiences since the 1950s, is retiring from touring, his team announced last week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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Delacruz and Denson, who tours with the Rolling Stones, struck up a friendship.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Odin was attempting to voyage to an asteroid in the hopes that onboard cameras could confirm whether the space rock is filled with platinum, a valuable resource that AstroForge hopes to one day collect and bring back home.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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The uncrewed lander, named Blue Ghost, made its touch down early Sunday on the lunar surface after more than six weeks voyaging millions of miles through the cosmos.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
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In fact, her pilgrimage back to Mexico after completing her studies wasn’t merely a homecoming, but a calling to immerse herself in indigenous communities.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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People pilgrimage here to sample the best of traditional rural Portuguese cuisine in a delightful countryside setting.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trek. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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