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Recent Examples of hitchhiked
Prosecutors said Hague hitchhiked to Anchorage the day after he was interviewed by troopers.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
The two often hitchhiked home for the weekend.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Naqvi had walked to a gas station after leaving the jail and hitchhiked about 9 miles to the hotel, Afzal said.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Four years into his prison sentence, Manchester escaped from an Anson County prison and hitchhiked to Charlotte.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Crowding out the understory Researchers think Japanese stiltgrass hitchhiked to the United States in the early 1900s.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Rahill hitchhiked across the country to upstate New York for his sister’s graduation.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
This frog is believed to have hitchhiked from the Caribbean about 100 years ago in ships’ cargo.
—Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Dunne walked and hitchhiked back to the neighborhood before grabbing his bicycle from his unburnt home to see the damage.
—Isaiah Murtaugh, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
The two often hitchhiked home for the weekend.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Naqvi had walked to a gas station after leaving the jail and hitchhiked about 9 miles to the hotel, Afzal said.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Four years into his prison sentence, Manchester escaped from an Anson County prison and hitchhiked to Charlotte.
—Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Crowding out the understory Researchers think Japanese stiltgrass hitchhiked to the United States in the early 1900s.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Rahill hitchhiked across the country to upstate New York for his sister’s graduation.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
This frog is believed to have hitchhiked from the Caribbean about 100 years ago in ships’ cargo.
—Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Dunne walked and hitchhiked back to the neighborhood before grabbing his bicycle from his unburnt home to see the damage.
—Isaiah Murtaugh, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitchhiked
hitched
Verb
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Brodner got married, too, and Dolan will get hitched this summer.—
Blair R. Fischer,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Hawkers hitched boxes higher and nudged each other to behold the spirited pregnant woman.—
‘Pemi Aguda,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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“Hitchhiked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitchhiked. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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