variants
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 film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2024
The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.
—Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Ignoring the state’s crises and residents’ hardship, the governor selected to gallivant around the country to promote himself on national television and introduce himself to voters in battleground states.
—Tom Lackey, Orange County Register, 9 July 2024
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2024
The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.
—Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Ignoring the state’s crises and residents’ hardship, the governor selected to gallivant around the country to promote himself on national television and introduce himself to voters in battleground states.
—Tom Lackey, Orange County Register, 9 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for gallivant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallivant
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After a 3-month long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Alberta is skeptical… until Hetty points out how Pete has been wandering and dating up a storm, was secretly in the mafia and punched Thor in the face after the Viking slept with Carol.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Their cattle then roam the yerba mate plantation, clear the weeds–which both feeds the cattle and eliminates the need for pesticides–and its manure helps enrich the soil.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Residents complain of thieves roaming the streets after dusk.—
Sophie Neiman,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Apr. 2025
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The band lays down a rambling shuffle, which Snoop awkwardly attempts to rap-sing over.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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The mental ability and age of both Biden and Trump were in focus during last year's election campaign, especially after Biden's disastrous performance in a debate with Trump in June, and Trump's increasingly rambling speeches at rallies.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Why could this be a record sargassum year for Florida? LaPointe said drought in South America the past couple of years led to less water flowing from the Amazon River into the Atlantic, which meant fewer nutrients to feed the fields of floating sargassum.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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This is where large particles like floating cat hair are captured–just vacuum it off or throw it in the washing machine.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Gallivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallivant. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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