jaunted

past tense of jaunt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunted
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Feminist Gloria Steinem, who died last week, hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The videos quickly went viral, with lines forming outside the hut as people journeyed to the site, eager to try one for themselves.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • After a brief rest, Dyer journeyed atop Mosquito Pass, towering over 13,000 feet in elevation, on to Oro City (now Leadville).
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • Daniel talked with dozens of health officials and trekked to Maine and Louisiana for this eye-opening story.
    O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Previously, a smaller number of responders trekked in or arrived by boat or aircraft.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As one of the brand's newest global ambassadors, Graham, 37, gallivanted around New York for the campaign.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The wafer dissolved almost instantly; his tongue roved around, trying to coax the soggy body of Christ from his molars.
    Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off.
    Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Jaunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunted. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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