Thesaurus results for HITCHHIKED

hitchhiked

verb

past tense of hitchhike

as in hitched

to travel by securing free rides another one of those novels in which the hero undertakes a journey of self-discovery by hitchhiking around the country

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Recent Examples of hitchhiked The two traveled to Chippewa County, Michigan, and hitchhiked to Kincheloe once the car broke down, officials said. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 June 2026 Hinson, whose parents lived in Tennessee, frequently hitchhiked across the country. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 Prosecutors said Hague hitchhiked to Anchorage the day after he was interviewed by troopers. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026 Naqvi had walked to a gas station after leaving the jail and hitchhiked about 9 miles to the hotel, Afzal said. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026 Four years into his prison sentence, Manchester escaped from an Anson County prison and hitchhiked to Charlotte. — Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025 Crowding out the understory Researchers think Japanese stiltgrass hitchhiked to the United States in the early 1900s. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025 Rahill hitchhiked across the country to upstate New York for his sister’s graduation. — Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025 This frog is believed to have hitchhiked from the Caribbean about 100 years ago in ships’ cargo. — Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025

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hitched

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But Coyote has hitched his hopes for the mammoth case upon a man who could only be called a coward.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Looks like an entire orbital launchpad could be hitched to a semi-truck and driven anywhere on Earth, thanks to space launch provider Rocket Lab.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

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