Thesaurus results for MEANDERS

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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meanders

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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 The river that meanders there teems with brown trout that absconded from reservoirs downstream. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 10 July 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

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Third place was Japanese director Sabu’s Arrested Memory, a crime caper about a detective with dementia who unwittingly wanders off with a multimillion-dollar ransom, sending cops and criminals on his trail.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Perhaps most telling of all, Stone cuts the character of Carlotta, a governess born to circus performers who wanders through the play like a lost clown, origin-less, amused, and sad.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of wanders

Verb

When the Farmer destroys the flock’s beloved pumpkin patch, Shaun turns mad scientist to fix the problem, only for events to spiral out of control as a wild beast roams the woods of Mossingham.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
Ripper Row — Jack the Ripper roams the streets in search of his next victim.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of roams

Noun

Sticky beta-amyloid can build into brain-clogging plaque over decades, eventually spurring neuron-killing tau tangles that lead to symptoms.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Sazan is a rugged place—strewn with rocks and tangles of trees, populated by a large colony of rats, and studded with bunkers built by the Marxist dictator Enver Hoxha to defend against an imaginary invasion.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of tangles

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And as the story drifts to Miami, London, New York, and back to Kingston again, it’s held together by James’ passion for the era’s pop culture and his characters’ will to survive in the face of hatred.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 22 Sep. 2026
All parents struggle in some way to adjust to life as empty nesters, but Charlie leaves his mom and dad in a somber, reflective state that casts a heavy pall over an episode that drifts toward the turgid.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 18 Sep. 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

The setting is contemporary Paris in crisis, when civil unrest, rather amorphously presented apart from increasing numbers of military on the streets, makes evening strolls potentially problematic.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Erika Girardi strolls in, followed by Teddi Mellencamp and her new Rachel Maddow power-lesbian haircut.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 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

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