Thesaurus results for GALAVANTED

gallivanted

verb

variants also galavanted

past tense of gallivant

as in wandered

to move about from place to place aimlessly gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall

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Recent Examples of gallivanted As one of the brand's newest global ambassadors, Graham, 37, gallivanted around New York for the campaign. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025

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Talley then wandered out of the media center, looking down at her phone and trying to find her friends.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
One of the earliest deaths came in 1926, when a 3-year-old wandered from his home on Narragansett Avenue and fell to his demise.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of wandered

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For millions of years, Pacific mastodons — huge, hairy relatives of modern elephants — roamed a vast and lush range that included California, Oregon, the northern Rocky Mountains and parts of Mexico.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The coyote, known to neighbors as Wendy, roamed a Studio City neighborhood for about a year with an extremely swollen face before wildlife and animal rescue groups captured her last week.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of roamed

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Braun strolled alongside Sweeney in a pair of beige suede boat shoes.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Once the final paddle was raised, the crowd strolled over to the President’s Suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium for dessert, Honey Deuces, and a front row seat to the nail-biting Djokovic-Navone match.

— Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolled

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The Rams did secure one interception on Purdy, when Quentin Lake drifted back into zone and Purdy tried to force a ball to Evans and threw it right at Lake.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The impact jostled loose a few petals before the circle of blossoms slowly drifted away on the luminescent blue Bermudian swells.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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