Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunting
Verb
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Entrance is free, though a map will cost you about three pesos, so just show up and start wandering the mini walkways.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Think museums with marble floors, historic buildings, and hours spent wandering galleries.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The hotel seems to lend itself less to the idea of gallivanting around, but more to hunkering down and getting cosy.—
Felicity Capon,
TheWeek,
19 Feb. 2026
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Meet Cash, an energetic dog with a deep love of toys and gallivanting around in water, his profile says.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The term mesteño, meaning stray or wild, became, in cowboy-speak, mustang — that legendary, free-roaming denizen of the high plains.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Given the fact that more than 20 of her rapists are still roaming free, this fame may be double-edged.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The salon’s weekly Moonlight series brings together Hong Kong’s creative crowd for drinks, conversation, and genre-hopping DJ performances.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The whole family will find merriment in hopping aboard the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, a four-hour, 26-mile, round-trip journey that begins and ends at the historic depot in Blue Ridge.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Puppet lovers are all huddled at the Allerton Hotel on the Magnificent Mile and traipsing off to watch shows all over the city, at venues from the Studebaker Theater to the Chopin to the Biograph.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Your first step isn’t to look at the video—that would be like traipsing through a crime scene.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Tunnels beneath the church provided a secret haven for those journeying north to freedom.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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Katakturuk opts for the Atlantic, making his way over thousands of miles of ocean, then journeying across west across Canada to meet his one true love.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The former major league catcher of 10 seasons began his post-playing career in 1996 with the Milwaukee Brewers as a scout before becoming a roving instructor in 1997 and then assistant to the general manager in 1998.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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After brushes with presidential campaigns, Jackson continued his activism, including being a roving diplomat without portfolio.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The steering, though somewhat isolated due to the car’s grand-touring disposition, feels communicative enough to enable and encourage rather spirited cornering.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
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Skarsgård is also fond of touring with a film because actors then get to connect with audiences and their thoughts on the film.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Jaunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunting. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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