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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
Don Jazzy tells me that while most of the industry gallivanted over the festive season, Rema was recording, too.
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.
—Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
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
The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2024
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.
—Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
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
The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gallivant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallivant
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So a guineafowl moving at a slow jog of 1 km/h (0.6 mph) – roughly the pace of a wandering toddler – through Alexander's formula would be estimated as 4.7 km/h (2.9 mph).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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Guests are invited to wander the gardens, join sourdough baking classes, and basically geek out on where their food comes from.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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In the Basque region of Spain, Rosenthal roams through the culinary capital of San Sebastián, devouring pintxos, impressive seafood and Txakoli wine.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Starting Wednesday, the driverless taxis will roam more than 120 square miles of Los Angeles County, stretching from Santa Monica to downtown and from West Hollywood to Inglewood.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Brian Wilson, John Cusack on the alchemy of ‘Love and Mercy’ With the enigmatic musical genius who wrote some of rock’s most beautiful songs seated on the Music Box Theatre stage, a fan rambled into a microphone trying to convey how much Brian Wilson’s music meant to him.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Nothing drains energy faster than a leader who rambles without clarity.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Steve Mnuchin, Trump’s treasury secretary during his first term in office, also floated the idea of purchasing the app with a group of billionaire investors when the ban was first passed.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The president floated backing a primary challenger to the North Carolina GOP senator on Saturday after Tillis voted against advancing Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill, which is loaded up with steeper cuts to Medicaid than the House’s version.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
29 June 2025
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“Gallivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallivant. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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