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
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
The volcano on the Italian island of Sicily is a popular tourist destination visited by 1.5 million people a year, many of whom trek almost all the way to its summit.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Over a million migrants trekked through this perilous route between 2021 and 2024, most bound for the U.S. border.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Noun
Jelly Roll’s performance at the music festival will follow his trek on the road with Post Malone for the Big Ass World Tour.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
The volcano on the Italian island of Sicily is a popular tourist destination visited by 1.5 million people a year, many of whom trek almost all the way to its summit.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
Verb
Over the course of many generations and thousands of years, humans from Eurasia trekked more than 12,400 miles to eventually reach the southernmost tip of South America, according to a new paper published in the journal Science.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Over a million migrants trekked through this perilous route between 2021 and 2024, most bound for the U.S. border.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trek
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Mesquite makes for a nice side golf getaway on your next trip to Las Vegas.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Criticizing Vance's trip and Trump's plans Dog sledding in retreat Dog sledding, according to the Lauritzens, is also slowly vanishing.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
Verb
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The pair, while traveling east in a 2020 Honda that was negotiating a curve, crossed the centerline into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a 2015 Ford traveling west, according to a State Police report.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2025
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Before their egos ruined it, Buffalo Bill and Doc Carver hosted a traveling Wild West Show, starting in 1883.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2025
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His first-person stories include supersonic flights in eight separate aircraft pulling up to 9 Gs and flying to 84,000 ft; driving a Bugatti at 253 mph and Indy cars at 200 mph; expeditions to the North and South Poles; summiting the Matterhorn and 23,000-ft.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The hotel and the expedition cruise ships are being organized by Silversea Cruises, an ultra-luxury and expedition cruising company Royal Caribbean acquired in 2018.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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Ashley Kaye When the truck was ready, Kaye decided to journey the Pan-American Highway, starting in Denver.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
7 June 2025
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Some pilgrims journey the roughly 50 miles (over 80 kilometers) between Trujillo and Otuzco on foot.—
Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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In March, the new Club World Cup trophy toured through Mount Roskill, a suburb of just under 30,000 people to the south of Kiwitea Street.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Kin Thai’s menu tours the streets of Thailand, sampling food from stands on Bangkok’s major boulevards to bike-riding vendors in the rural countryside.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
Verb
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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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Setting Sail on Cruise Ships The summer travel season also kicks off with cruise passengers voyaging throughout different parts of the United States.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 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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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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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trek. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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