as in strolled
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park
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Recent Examples of ambled
When Coleman ambled onstage, the audience gasped and broke into applause.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
Recently, after a bad defeat, my happy-go-lucky son, Peter, ambled over to another player, who was stone-faced with frustration and shame.
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Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
The two ambled around the metal gates that keep out the people who don’t belong in the official areas, circled around the paved walkway and made their way toward the Aronimink clubhouse.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
The afternoon light sank into the blue harbor as the last tourists of the season ambled down the shoreline, grim-faced, confused.
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Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Groups of Irish setters and their owners ambled up Fifth Avenue, along with a cavalcade of classic cars, vintage fire trucks and a Depression-era San Diego police paddy wagon.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
On a spring training back field Saturday, Jose Altuve ambled out to a familiar spot.
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Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.
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Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
On our second and final morning, Nadav and I ambled through a gravel courtyard, past a garden and statues, before reaching the relaxed Walled Garden Restaurant for breakfast.
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Alisha Prakash,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Nov. 2025
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
Recently, after a bad defeat, my happy-go-lucky son, Peter, ambled over to another player, who was stone-faced with frustration and shame.
—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
The two ambled around the metal gates that keep out the people who don’t belong in the official areas, circled around the paved walkway and made their way toward the Aronimink clubhouse.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
The afternoon light sank into the blue harbor as the last tourists of the season ambled down the shoreline, grim-faced, confused.
—
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Groups of Irish setters and their owners ambled up Fifth Avenue, along with a cavalcade of classic cars, vintage fire trucks and a Depression-era San Diego police paddy wagon.
—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
On a spring training back field Saturday, Jose Altuve ambled out to a familiar spot.
—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.
—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
On our second and final morning, Nadav and I ambled through a gravel courtyard, past a garden and statues, before reaching the relaxed Walled Garden Restaurant for breakfast.
—
Alisha Prakash,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambled
Verb
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To my surprise, Conway showed up, walking Clyde; Bores strolled past me in a dark suit.
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Others strolled barefoot through the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, named after a courageous man who fought for freedom, not for presidents.
Verb
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The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto sauntered through the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse Saturday afternoon before a start that could have been etched in baseball lore.
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Those who wandered alone did not.
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After the good Samaritan got him off the woman, witnesses say the man wandered to produce and began attacking a 16-year-old boy, but Garbe had followed him.
Verb
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China walked a careful diplomatic line during the conflict.
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Nick Kurtz walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th to force home the winning run.
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“Ambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambled. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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