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also galavant
as in to wander
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 gallivant
While Kylie Jenner was gallivanting around town with her bf Timothee Chalamet during F1 weekend, her ex Travis Scott was planning a birthday blowout.
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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
In his 20s, Reinaldo gallivanted about Europe making full use of his youth, looks, means, brains, and flirtatious charm.
—Air Mail, 29 Mar. 2025
Don Jazzy tells me that while most of the industry gallivanted over the festive season, Rema was recording, too.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
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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
In his 20s, Reinaldo gallivanted about Europe making full use of his youth, looks, means, brains, and flirtatious charm.
—Air Mail, 29 Mar. 2025
Don Jazzy tells me that while most of the industry gallivanted over the festive season, Rema was recording, too.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallivant
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While there’s not a lot to see and do, every bit of it is worth experiencing, so pick a pretty day and wander over to Waverly for a few hours of chatting with friendly folks, digging into good food, and scouring shelves for cool finds.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Whether sailing across Lake Zurich or wandering the Kunsthaus, the city reveals itself seductively.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some of the most notable included the iconic bell tower, the central fountain, the roaming pack of feral cats, and the massive gingko trees that loomed over a section of the academic quad and carpeted the sidewalks with golden leaves each fall.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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In its world, resurrected mammoths roam, AI governs underground facilities, and human-animal hybrids embody both triumph and ambiguity.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Roger Naylor shares 10 favorite Arizona destinations from his 50 years of rambling here.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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As Minneapolis reels from the shooting, officials are combing through Westman’s rambling writings – which the shooter shared in YouTube videos timed to go online around the same time as the attack – to search for a motive.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Purdy scrambled to his right and floated a ball toward backup tight end Jake Tonges in the back of the end zone.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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There are a few self-balancing concepts floating about, including ones from Honda and Yamaha and this entirely self-driving scooter, but nothing's close to hitting the market anytime soon.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Gallivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallivant. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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