as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
theatergoers meandering around the lobby waiting for the play to start
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Recent Examples of meandered
Leah Page meandered through the trunk-or-treat area with her daughter, Sophia.
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Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
At one point, Queenie meandered over to the kennel and stood in front of Walt.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Occasionally a curious polar bear meandered near camp, which was always changing as the ice floe buckled and drifted across the Arctic Ocean.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
But as always, the conversation meandered happily in all directions.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
As the second half meandered until Ezri Konsa’s sending off, both sets of supporters were united in their frustrations.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Since 2015, though, the stream Dodge carved out for itself has meandered through America — and through Detroit — and captured a different audience with a different soundtrack.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
At one point, Queenie meandered over to the kennel and stood in front of Walt.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Occasionally a curious polar bear meandered near camp, which was always changing as the ice floe buckled and drifted across the Arctic Ocean.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
But as always, the conversation meandered happily in all directions.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
As the second half meandered until Ezri Konsa’s sending off, both sets of supporters were united in their frustrations.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Since 2015, though, the stream Dodge carved out for itself has meandered through America — and through Detroit — and captured a different audience with a different soundtrack.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meandered
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As anyone who has recently wandered the water’s edge knows, the area where Kansas City was born close to 200 years ago is booming with development.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
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Authorities believe the two wandered from their home.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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And centerfielder Andy Pages, a defensive replacement who had just entered the game for Tommy Edman, roamed wildly into left center to grab a fly ball hit by Ernie Clement.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The coal drifted from Plumas County and into Butte County, said Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire during a Placer County Board of Supervisors meeting in August.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The transients do not seem to be particles of nuclear fallout that have drifted down onto the photographic plate either, since such particles would produce foggy, diffuse spots, not pinpoint, star-like objects.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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On a recent Friday night, families strolled through an outdoor carnival, eating ice cream, while children rode amusement rides.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In OpenAI’s demo, Atlas just strolled into an online grocery store and added every ingredient from a recipe straight into the cart.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Meandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meandered. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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