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
Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Most of this trek is on the beach.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Guests can trek with the chef into neighboring farmland to forage alongside the Hmong hill tribe for wild herbs such as mint, butterfly pea flowers, mushrooms, and acacia leaves.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
That led to a treacherous trek to Germany, which became a near-death experience.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Most of this trek is on the beach.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
Agents trekked through muddy terrain in the dark and eventually found Medina curled up in a ball next to a tree.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Guests can trek with the chef into neighboring farmland to forage alongside the Hmong hill tribe for wild herbs such as mint, butterfly pea flowers, mushrooms, and acacia leaves.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trek
Noun
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In their initial trips to the plate in the second inning, Caglianone doubled, Collins doubled him home, and Isbel singled to score Collins.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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The trip to the moon will take about four days.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Under-4s are also welcome to use the Kids Only facilities with adult supervision, and all kinds of baby products and equipment are provided so parents can travel light.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Police said it was believed the driver initiated the right turn and hit the bicyclist, a 69-year-old man from Joliet, believed to have been traveling eastbound on the sidewalk on the south side of West Jefferson Street and had entered the roadway to cross Springfield Avenue.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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From yoga classes at the crack of dawn to excursions that range from whale-watching to geological expeditions and beyond, the staff here make magic happen.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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After two major delays, NASA made history on April 1 and launched a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day expedition around the moon and back.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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After the Rebellion’s defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the pioneers of the frontier myth, however, these real people journeyed through the West not only from the East, but in many different directions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bello invited reporters to tour Salmos 23 #3, which appeared modern and homey.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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After the audience, Rockingham said the delegation toured the Sistine Chapel, famous, in part, for the ceiling frescos painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had become the first human to voyage into space just a month before, with American astronaut Alan Shepard close on his heels.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Ahead of the week’s worst heat, some Bay Area residents voyaged outside to enjoy the sun and unseasonably balmy conditions.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Nearly 100,000 visitors pilgrimage to the area annually to witness a forest canopy cloaked in orange-and-black wings.—
Jen Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Several hundred of them pilgrimage to Arizona each February for the I Heart Pluto Festival.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trek. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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