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Recent Examples of hitchhikes
Now Kiki is spooked, walks right out of the party, and basically hitchhikes a ride with some invisible truck driver.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitchhikes
hitches
Verb
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Following her character’s breakup with a cowboy (played by Luke Grimes), Langley hitches a ride back to Tennessee with a sage country singer who’s already seen it all (Miranda Lambert).—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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Piecemeal progress As Scott hitches his legacy to trying to eradicate the thousands of vacant homes that have blighted the city for decades, the contrast between the two neighborhoods may be the biggest hurdle.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Hitchhikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitchhikes. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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