gallivanted

variants also galavanted
past tense of gallivant

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Verb
  • The 5-year-old, identified as William, slipped through the front gate of his family's home and wandered to a nearby Chick-fil-A, where he was greeted by the staff and treated to a breakfast sandwich, per the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO).
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Eli McCann, 41, (@eliwmccann) posted a clip on TikTok, recounting a moment from several years ago when his then 5-year-old niece was exploring his house and wandered into his bedroom.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Many of these injuries were caused by aerial bombardments, as Israel Defense Forces jets, helicopters and drones regularly roamed the skies, Burney said.
    Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That’s an enormous lever—but far smaller than the 10–40 trillion-tonne estimates that have floated around for years.
    Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • After a Southern Utah offsides penalty, graduate student Matt Colombo bounced off left tackle and rambled into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Gallivanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallivanted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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