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
Spend a quintessential small-town day moseying through the local shops and boutiques on historic Main Street.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Evening After moseying back to your hotel, have a memorable last dinner at Muir’s signature restaurant, Drift.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
One of their prizes for the 1998 victory was a headline set at a nearby pub, where 300 people moseyed in to see the 17-year-olds play their set.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Saturdays, May 3-Oct. 11 City Park Farmers Market Just outside East High School's campus, mosey through the stalls of food and more.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Evening After moseying back to your hotel, have a memorable last dinner at Muir’s signature restaurant, Drift.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
One of their prizes for the 1998 victory was a headline set at a nearby pub, where 300 people moseyed in to see the 17-year-olds play their set.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Saturdays, May 3-Oct. 11 City Park Farmers Market Just outside East High School's campus, mosey through the stalls of food and more.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosey
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George and his frequent collaborator/fellow Georgian/white boy/former nanny Dan Ewen had sauntered into Act III’s offices a few weeks earlier.—
Dan Ewen,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul sauntered across the stage freestyling and hitting choreography with her backup dancers in a seemingly endless collection of gorgeous leotard-centric costumes — most of which came complete with a matching fitted and pair of boots.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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For a more cushioned New Balance option, consider the Fresh Foam 1080s, which Glamour contributor and marathoner Jenny McCoy swears by for both long-distance running and casual neighborhood strolling.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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His goal was to capture that throwback feeling of aimless summer days strolling down the boardwalk with the frozen snack in hand in his Lemon Italian Ice flavor.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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After a 3-month long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Alberta is skeptical… until Hetty points out how Pete has been wandering and dating up a storm, was secretly in the mafia and punched Thor in the face after the Viking slept with Carol.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Bell is seen in the footage walking through the classroom as well, court documents show.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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When the fight ended, Taylor walked away with the decision win and as the undisputed light welterweight champ.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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About 10 minutes later, Geragos strode back into the courtroom, directed his team to the door and walked out, with about 20 of the Menendez relatives and Erik Menendez's wife -- who all support the brothers -- following suit.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Nathan was close behind, striding methodically, and Seraphine trailed him in her bare feet, struggling to keep up, surveillance camera footage showed.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Mosey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosey. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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