as in strolling
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 moseying
Sara Westfall's 5-year-old daughter was the first to spot Rex moseying down the sidewalk.
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Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
Cue that John Williams theme because dinosaurs are moseying across your screens again.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Spend a quintessential small-town day moseying through the local shops and boutiques on historic Main Street.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
Cue that John Williams theme because dinosaurs are moseying across your screens again.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Spend a quintessential small-town day moseying through the local shops and boutiques on historic Main Street.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moseying
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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.—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
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They were later photographed strolling down the beach together.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Wrapped around a rubbery bassline that Peter ran through a guitar amp and played straight into a laptop, the song is confident and brassy, sauntering around as Kellie Eden’s trumpet cascades from above and the band’s co-vocalists provide pop harmonies.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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Longtime employees recall Turner sauntering into the newsroom wearing a bathrobe.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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His most famous early picture, of three rakish young farmers walking to a country dance in new hats, stiff suits, and too-big shoes, couldn’t have been a commission.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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They’re crafted from organic cotton, which shoppers say is soft, breathable, and comfortable enough for walking, commuting, or sitting through long travel days.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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Woodley built Annie’s interior life largely in silence, on a replica Graceland set, wandering the rooms during lunch breaks and asking herself what a woman would actually do during two years of total isolation.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Meanwhile, their daughter, Poppy, 11, is wandering through fields of French lavender, armed with a walkie-talkie, keeping an eye out for snakes, searching for peacocks, and hoping to run into her grandmother, who lives on the property.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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Iroegbunam stands out most when striding forward with the ball or using his pace to track runners and recover possession.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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That set off a sprint between the two horses and the brothers riding them, striding toward the finish line.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Moseying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moseying. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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