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as in yanking
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
kept hitching up his pants because they were too big in the waist
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as in connecting
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
she escaped out the window by using a makeshift rope of bedsheets and clothing she'd hitched together
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as in securing
to put securely in place or in a desired position
hitched the trailer to the back of the car
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as in hitchhiking
to travel by securing free rides
her brother hitched across the country after he graduated from college
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Recent Examples of hitching
Several Vanderpump Rules alumni aren't hitching their wagons to The Valley.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Getting stuck in some remote native village for 36 days while hitching rides.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
The researchers had shown in 2023 that parasitic scraps of DNA could spread within bacterial populations by hitching rides on the tails of infecting viruses.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
In the new Regensdorf trial, RIVR ONE robots will be hitching rides in Swiss Post delivery vans, then carrying select Swiss Post parcels and Migros Online grocery deliveries from those vans to clients' doorsteps.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
But Amazon must be doing something right if even Peacock sees the value of hitching its wagon to the big guy.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
The trail’s final point is Raptor Ridge, reached at the 2-mile mark, though there are a couple different viewpoints of the San Pasqual Valley with benches and even hitching posts for horses.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
No matter where a player is from, winning matters over all else, which is why Dorfman cautioned against hitching any major marketing wagon onto Mboko just yet.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Getting stuck in some remote native village for 36 days while hitching rides.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
The researchers had shown in 2023 that parasitic scraps of DNA could spread within bacterial populations by hitching rides on the tails of infecting viruses.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
In the new Regensdorf trial, RIVR ONE robots will be hitching rides in Swiss Post delivery vans, then carrying select Swiss Post parcels and Migros Online grocery deliveries from those vans to clients' doorsteps.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
But Amazon must be doing something right if even Peacock sees the value of hitching its wagon to the big guy.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
The trail’s final point is Raptor Ridge, reached at the 2-mile mark, though there are a couple different viewpoints of the San Pasqual Valley with benches and even hitching posts for horses.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
No matter where a player is from, winning matters over all else, which is why Dorfman cautioned against hitching any major marketing wagon onto Mboko just yet.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitching
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Hotel video footage showed the pair forcing entry into the hotel by yanking on a lobby door and breaking the lock.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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The yellow bucket of a heavy construction excavator crashed down onto the roof of the vacant home at Parade Park, yanking it into a heap of split plaster and lumber.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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The program will focus on career exploration and work-based learning for students across three school districts, connecting classrooms with local employers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Very social by nature, Marie enjoys connecting with others and forms strong bonds with both peers and adults when a genuine connection is made.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Daniels described the long timelines involved in securing institutional shows.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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The company has raced to lock in distribution, securing a high-profile partnership with retail brokerage Robinhood that pipes its markets directly into mainstream trading apps used by millions of Americans.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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In another extraordinary anecdote, Chang describes hitchhiking her way across remote China to a labor camp her father was being held in, to lift his spirits.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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Bunnie, 45, went on to reveal her own harrowing hitchhiking experience after agreeing with her podcast co-hosts that the method of traveling for free with a passing vehicle is rare now compared to the ‘60s.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The room sighs in relief a second later when Buckley reanimates, jerking and flailing like a soul possessed, grinning maniacally — all on purpose, inspired by the earlier veil snafu.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some signs that the carburetor is clogged on a snow blower are starting then dying a few seconds afterward, jerking, sputtering noises, and black smoke emitting from the exhaust.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
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Try coupling the seasonal shades with a glossy nude foundation for a refined effect.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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Each season, a group of singles stay in a villa with the goal of coupling up or risk banishment.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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On her personal Instagram and TikTok accounts, Hirshleifer-Penn often shares her own designer outfits and must-have items, a Celine calfskin midi skirt with a gourmette chain fastening one day, a military-green Saint Laurent jacket with a stand collar the next.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Legate gently declines Lucy by fastening her to a cross.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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That’s what was bumming him out.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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To be this close over and over is really bumming me out.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Hitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitching. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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