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noun

Definition of promenadenext
as in boardwalk
a public place for strolling a beautifully landscaped park with a wide promenade along the riverside

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verb

as in to walk

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Recent Examples of promenade
Noun
The Pacific Ocean provides a different beach experience than the Southeast, with visitors coming for dramatic coastal scenery, broad sandy beaches, tide pools, and the town’s historic oceanfront promenade. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 The open-air promenade where Urban Outfitters was once located is undergoing a redesign of its own, the mall announced on social media in May. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
Our agenda includes promenading with the official mascots, catching another round of live musical vibes here and there, and taking pride in some folks who are dear to us. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 12 June 2026 Without their intervention, Baltimore’s waterfront would have been permanently disfigured, and the waterfront promenade the author praises today would never have been possible. — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for promenade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promenade
  1. boardwalk
  2. walk
  3. walkway
  4. parade
  5. mall
  6. tread
  7. pad
  8. stride
Noun
  • Beaches here are completely free year-round, and a 38-block-long boardwalk offers excellent people-watching opportunities and a regular schedule of events, many of which are free.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The girls went to the boardwalk to celebrate Gordon’s 13th birthday, which was the following day.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of boardwalk
Verb
  • A bit geeky and has achieved great things in his career, but could probably walk down the street and not be recognised.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In the Old City, Jewish men in black hats and tzitzit tassels, Muslim women in hijabs and Christian priests in flowing robes walk past each other daily in the maze of stone alleyways.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of walk
Noun
  • On a covered walkway between the Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines this week, metal fans blow a cooling mist.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, some Denver residents say scooters continue to block sidewalks, entrances and walkways.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of walkway
Verb
  • Ensconced in a glass case mounted on a float, the drum was paraded through the Yopougon district of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s largest city, before continuing on to Adjame.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Soldiers on street corners and prisoners paraded before cameras offer immediate proof that a government is acting.
    — Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of parade
Noun
  • Only about 15 of the mall’s more than 100 retail spaces are occupied.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • During the mall encounter, a friend hanging out with Anderson, along with other South Side Crips, stole Trevon Lane’s Death Row chain, said Lee in his grand jury testimony.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of mall
Verb
  • Speaking of the houseboat, the finale treads some familiar ground for Lewis.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Halfley, in the first year of his first NFL head coaching job, has to tread carefully to keep expectations high for his players while not raising them and hopes too high outside the team.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of tread
Verb
  • Dreamy interludes pad the space between tracks with humming synths and strings; sometimes songs dissolve into floating mood pieces, anchored by a drone or loop.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • She was then treated and cleared for travel, and her sling was padded with foam to keep her from flailing her tail.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pad
Verb
  • Trump strode into office for a second term vowing to avoid lengthy and expensive military entanglements.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Madjo then strode into the left channel, PSG’s central defenders scrambling back, only to curl his effort wide.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of stride

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