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
Jennifer Hauser, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
On the southern coast of the island, a trek away from the Old Town, The Wild relishes a more secluded location that might better appeal to Mykonos regulars rather than first-timers.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 16 July 2025
Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
The pressure provided on your legs helps with swelling and achy feet per the brand, which is especially helpful on long days of trekking up trails.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
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Noun
So 22 years ago, when her mother was pregnant with her older sister, the couple made a long and tiring trek across the border to the US.
—Jennifer Hauser, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
On the southern coast of the island, a trek away from the Old Town, The Wild relishes a more secluded location that might better appeal to Mykonos regulars rather than first-timers.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 16 July 2025
Verb
Going to this shrine at Emmitsburg was a lot easier and cheaper than trekking almost four thousand miles to Lourdes, France, where there is a much larger shrine to the Virgin Mary.
—Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
The pressure provided on your legs helps with swelling and achy feet per the brand, which is especially helpful on long days of trekking up trails.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trek
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The two couples recently took a joint trip to Las Vegas to celebrate Christina’s birthday, and Heather shared a collection of photos from the getaway.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Beginning in the Kasbah of Algiers, the trip will travel west along the Mediterranean coastline to see Roman remains at Tipaza and Cherchell, taking in totality for five minutes 3 seconds at M’Sila Forest just south of the city of Oran.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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According to the Turkish Healthcare Travel Council, more than one million people travel to the country each year for cosmetic hair procedures.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Captain America time traveled, aged and has never been seen again.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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In a cosmic bit of serendipity, years later my first expedition was funded by Ann Druyan, Sagan’s widow.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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During a 2020 expedition, researchers encountered three unfamiliar-looking fish in a cave of Guizhou Province, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 28,
Miami Herald,
28 July 2025
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This family journey deeply shaped Fisher’s lifelong scholarly drive to chronicle the struggles and the triumphs of Black communities in the American West.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Use empathy maps and journey mapping to identify user pain points, motivations and workflow dependencies.—
Dan Teixeira,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Last week, Trump toured the Fed alongside administration officials and Powell.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Aug. 2025
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Hundreds toured the country, leading marches in numerous cities on their way to Washington.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Aug. 2025
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Tristan told stories about the sea, voyages around the Cape of Good Hope, where the waves were high as houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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The Titan submersible was voyaging to the ruins of the Titanic in June 2023.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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Calling Paris romantic is an understatement—the city has inspired poets and artists, who still pilgrimage here today in search of inspiration that can be found in nearly every turn, in every arrondissement.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Reynolds is hoping the selection of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost as the first American pope — Pope Leo XIV — might boost the city as a travel and pilgrimage destination.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trek. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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