as in to saunter
US, informal
to walk or move in a slow and relaxed way
I think I'll mosey on over to the post office and see if the mail has come in yet. He moseyed up to the bar.
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Recent Examples of mosey
Six of his friends moseyed about a dry storage floor in the room with some kitchen separation.
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David J. Neal
august 1, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The multicolored under glow on Motley’s Hellcat twinkled while attendees moseyed around the car, pointing fingers and asking questions.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Last year, Willie and Family even moseyed on over to New Jersey.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Collin moseyed back to the ranch house and waited.
—Jon Billman, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2017
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David J. Neal
august 1, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The multicolored under glow on Motley’s Hellcat twinkled while attendees moseyed around the car, pointing fingers and asking questions.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Last year, Willie and Family even moseyed on over to New Jersey.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Collin moseyed back to the ranch house and waited.
—Jon Billman, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosey
Verb
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As the undulant hills beyond the valley turned blue in front of me, a cat sauntered onto the veranda and wound its tail around my ankles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kids will love sending this Dilophosaurus sauntering across the floor, frightening everything and everyone in his path.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That’s fine if your ideal rom-com is familiar enough to enjoy while strolling room to room putting away laundry or watching via a second screen while your first displays Da Bears game.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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Explore the corn maze, stroll through a sunflower field, enjoy riverfront tractor rides and take in the views with hot air balloon and helicopter rides available on select weekends.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The latest offering – the Nomads – is designed for folks who like to wander, and can be had with three batteries.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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Others let their curiosity get the best of them and wander out into the world through a new hole in the fence.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Footage that has now gone viral shows Herrera happily pumping her fists in the air and walking to the front of the stage to join the finalists, while Deane suddenly paused between names.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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These are adults with baggage, unable to walk away from their pasts.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Noone, recognizing him as White, strode over.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Once the sun was above the Black Hills, the first wave of hikers, more than 1,000 people, strode past a welcome banner.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Mosey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosey. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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