variants also galavant

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Recent Examples of gallivant The wildly physical Low Cut Connie is gallivanting at Mohegan Wolf Den. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025 Her parents, frequent fixtures in her early content but more recently in tales of gallivanting with 20-somethings, are notably silent. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 June 2025 While Kylie Jenner was gallivanting around town with her bf Timothee Chalamet during F1 weekend, her ex Travis Scott was planning a birthday blowout. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025 The dozen gallivanted around the city, cruised on a cocktail boat ride, wore coordinating sparkly dresses for a night out and celebrated the bride-to-be, according to Ree's blog and Paige's Instagram posts. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gallivant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallivant
Verb
  • There’s the feeling that this is all just another day at the office, albeit one with enormous gladiators wandering around in the background.
    Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Sandberg was there wandering around the clubhouse sopping wet from a mixture of champagne, beer and rain water along with other Cub greats, protected by a yellow rain slicker.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, this doesn’t mean that the chimps are roaming around intoxicated.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The bison roaming Yellowstone National Park, an elephant herd thundering across the African terrain in Tanzania or Botswana, a humpback whale breaching off the coast of Hawaii or Mexico.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the first play of the final period, Bruce rambled in for a four-yard TD for the Eagles.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Since a Ralphie rambled across Folsom Field for the first time in September 1967, CU put up a sterling 5-1 record in live mascot debut runs.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During the ritual, a trio of local men played Balinese instruments as incense floated through the air.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Europe is rich, yet no one can explain why German trains are not on time anymore, or why there is no way to avoid feces floating in Britain’s rivers.
    Renaud Foucart, Time, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Gallivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallivant. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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