Thesaurus results for TREKKING

trekking

verb

present participle of trek

as in traveling

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 trekking Back then, the hourly weather check involved trekking up and down a hundred-foot tower. — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Pole sleeves at the ends of the crossbar let users install trekking poles, bolstering structural integrity. — New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026 Kelly also spent hours upon hours trekking across the land, looking for clues of what once stood there. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 Ever since the two spacecraft have been steadily trekking into the unknown—and so have their engineers. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 After spending 10 days trekking through the Everglades, Thomas Rahill captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons to win the 2026 Florida Python Challenge and its $10,000 grand prize. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 Geiger swears by these boots to keep her feet dry while trekking across college campuses in wet and snowy weather. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 The famed Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja – who made history over the years by trekking some of the world’s highest peaks – has been confirmed dead after an avalanche struck his expedition in Pakistan earlier this week. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026 Best Hiking Gear and Accessory Deals REI has quietly slashed prices on trekking poles, hiking socks, hydration essentials, and portable phone accessories to keep you safe and connected wherever the trail takes you. — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

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Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir will lead an official delegation traveling to Tehran on Monday, Iranian state television reported, citing Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Early Friday morning, rock band Buckcherry was involved in a car crash while traveling for its Roar Like Thunder Tour.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of traveling

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Not to mention that the shows debuted touring drummer Anika Nilles, taking on the scariest gig imaginable, as well as keyboardist Loren Gold, who expanded the band to a four-piece for the first time.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026
Alabama’s meteoric rise saw the group being credited for being early in country music to adopt some of rock’s touring production values, finding rock-star-level success as well.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of touring

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Americans journeying to Europe may not be aware of the latest entry requirements, Kathleen Wong reports.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
But there were people who’d been on board for weeks before that, journeying through the Panama Canal.

— Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

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