trekked

verb

past tense of trek
as in traveled
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 trekked As Monica Turner trekked across the western hills of Yellowstone National Park, the cold rain was inescapable. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 Rather than taking the dry way out and heading home on the 4 train, we all got caught up in a more southerly impulse and trekked to our friends’ new place down in Battery Park City. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Daniel talked with dozens of health officials and trekked to Maine and Louisiana for this eye-opening story. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026 This summer, photo intern Kaiden Yu trekked to the state's waters to spend time with volunteer water quality monitors. — Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Des Moines Register, 10 Sep. 2026 After Only Murders In the Building‘s sleuthing trio of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) trekked to London for the upcoming Season 6, the writers room of the Hulu mystery comedy series is on the move too. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 Her parents paid the doctor who trekked to their home to deliver her with a sack of cornmeal. — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Shaq trekked through the Adirondacks, climbed a massive rock face and spent the night sleeping outside in the woods. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Decades later, screenwriters Todd Bartels and Lou Howe trekked to Provincetown, retracing the steps of the young man who would become a cultural icon and host of the celebrated shows Parts Unknown and No Reservations. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trekked
  1. traveled
  2. journeyed
  3. toured
  4. wandered
Verb
  • Chinese, Russian troops train together The PLA contingent traveled to Russia by road, rail and air and participated in the preparatory phase alongside forces from Russia, Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The family traveled around the country preaching and soliciting donations, and when Gortner was 16, his father absconded with what was reported to be $3 million in donations.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • Born in Portland, Oregon, in 1873, Lowe journeyed to China for his education, and then returned to America, moving between major western cities, first San Francisco, then Denver, on to Portland and Seattle.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The videos quickly went viral, with lines forming outside the hut as people journeyed to the site, eager to try one for themselves.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeyed
Verb
  • At one point before its completion, Kanye West reportedly toured the active construction site, expressing a keen interest in purchasing the sprawling hillside complex.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Zhou was seen attending inspection tour with Wang in 2018 when Xi toured the PLA’s Northern Theater Command and both Wang and Zhou were wearing military uniforms.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of toured
Verb
  • The end result, Dallas Wilson wandered into the end zone, and the lead was 17.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Inside, a photo call sat to one side while the crowd wandered among jewelry vitrines with Champagne, white Negronis and white cosmos in hand, taking in the diamonds.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of wandered

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“Trekked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trekked. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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