meanders 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of meander
as in wanders
to move about from place to place aimlessly theatergoers meandering around the lobby waiting for the play to start

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noun

plural of meander
as in snarls

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Recent Examples of meanders
Verb
The trail meanders along seasonal creeks that spring alive in winter. — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 The standout feature is the curvy central staircase, which meanders up to reach an octagonal cupola and a widow’s walk. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Aug. 2026 This 469-mile parkway lazily meanders through the Appalachian Highlands in Virginia and the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 This herd meanders amid waterfalls in the dense tropical valley. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 17 June 2026 Flower boxes add pops of color and a sidewalk meanders through the middle of the outdoor space, allowing for excellent people and pooch viewing on either side. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 If a meeting meanders, ask for the decision, restate next steps, and make sure responsibilities and budgets are realistic. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026 The silky green ribbon of the Merced River meanders through the valley floor below, astonishingly lush during the spring snow melt. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 As Clarissa meanders through Lagos, a portrait of the bustling West African city emerges. — Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meanders
  1. wanders
  2. snarls
  3. roams
  4. tangles
  5. drifts
  6. labyrinths
  7. strolls
  8. catacombs
Verb
  • This strange girl who wanders around alone in the middle of nowhere and then enters a house that belongs to gentle bears.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But the mystery train starts veering off the rails as Flowers wanders away from enjoyable rhinestone reinvention and defaults to the heavy-handed Springsteenian realism that’s sometimes been both his Rosetta stone and his Achilles’ heel.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of wanders
Noun
  • The wildly popular Instagram page was offline for a hot minute, leaving the general pop pining for videos on the myriad zany happenings in our city, from traffic snarls and celebrity shenanigans to animal encounters and fights outside the club.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The state Department of Transportation is scheduled to install temporary three-way stop signs at the intersections during a road project that’s already created mind-numbing traffic snarls and angry and confused drivers.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of snarls
Verb
  • Ellis’ autofiction book follows a group of high school students in 1980s Los Angeles as a serial killer roams the city.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • North Carolina will be under the microscope as long as Bill Belichick roams the sidelines in Chapel Hill.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of roams
Noun
  • Its windows framed the skyline through tangles of dark, leathery holm-oak leaves and, disorientingly, thick tree trunks rooted in enormous planters and secured against storms by vertical cables.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Supply chains in many industries are full of tangles, but for semiconductor tech, that’s putting it lightly.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangles
Verb
  • The danger, however, lies in whether maximizing the profits on this $12 billion purchase drifts the Lakers closer to a luxurious cliche.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The topic momentarily drifts to Chuck D, who Hanna greatly admires.
    — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of drifts
Noun
  • And who knows if, with chef Mario Carbone, part of those labyrinths will be repurposed into wineries for fine wines.
    — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of labyrinths
Verb
  • Reacher is a behemoth who strolls into towns in the South and the American heartland.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Except, that is, when a breezy new prospect strolls in and reminds us why the genre has been a TV mainstay decade after decade.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
Definition of strolls
Noun
  • But passing motorists largely knew nothing of the collection of handmade replica of catacombs, Biblical scenes and Israelite villages beneath it.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Avedon, whose work and career had a big influence on Hujar early on, had produced a series of images of the Palermo catacombs in 1959.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of catacombs

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“Meanders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meanders. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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