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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over we decided to lazily perambulate the entire length of the esplanade and enjoy the fresh air

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as in to stroll
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure long summer evenings spent perambulating up and down the tree-lined streets of the quaint village

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Recent Examples of perambulate Hunter, who’s called upon to bring a dynamic physicality to Solange, perambulating with the assistance of a considerably loud walker, is agonizing and entertaining as a controlling Southern Belle whose microaggressions (and incontinence) eventually pushes her daughter-in-law to the edge. Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024 The franchise has moved continually west, perambulating from Rochester to Cincinnati to Kansas City (and, briefly, Omaha, as well), and finally, in 1985, to Sacramento, where its parched fans are enjoying their first playoff run since 2006. Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023 Sentences tend to perambulate only to land in fresh territory. Karen Heller, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023 Bridge Street is one of Huntsville’s five Arts & Entertainment Districts, in which guests may perambulate outdoors with open containers of alcoholic beverages purchased at businesses within that district. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 22 Sep. 2022 Conveniently, Grey’s brother, Lord Melton, happens to be perambulating with Geneva and Isobel while Grey and Jamie are talking. Roxane Gay, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perambulate
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  • Fort Worth plans to spend $22 million revamping a mile-long stretch of Ray White linking Mirage Drive and the bridge traversing Bear Creek.
    Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
  • If Diddy was on the plane, he would’ve first been inspected by customs officials before traversing Antigua, which is mandatory.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
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  • Challenging the narrative Defense attorney Stuart Adelstein strolled over to the lectern, his eyes piercing the jurors just feet away from him.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
  • The Courant reported, in a story written in 1991, when the Pedlar approached its 100th anniversary, that the inn had seen many famous people stroll into its Victorian-style lobby and its dining room.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
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  • But his summary of the key moment is a nice analysis of the risk-and-reward of shooting for the near post, rather than crossing.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2025
  • Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
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  • George, a backyard community cat who took up residence at the Loma Verde complex in Lakeland, Florida, grew impatient after getting neutered at the local SPCA and wandered nearly three miles back home, according to a press release shared with PEOPLE on Monday, May 19.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 May 2025
  • Built as part of the Cardiff Hall plantation, the property had fallen into near ruin; chickens and the odd goat wandered through the living room.
    Isabel Wilkinson Schor, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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  • Also be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me here on this blog.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • The morbid series first began in 2000 and follows groups of people getting Rube Goldberg machine’d to death by unforeseen domino effects — a timeless concept if there ever was one.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 17 May 2025
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  • Fortunately, they are met by curious neighbors who saunter into Robyn and Dante’s love nest.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 May 2025
  • The ladies showed some skin wearing short white dresses while sauntering through New York City streets together.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • When his remarks concluded, the pope walked down the steps at the front of the stage in the hall and shook hands with a line of Vatican officials, exchanging a few words with each person.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • When Jackson walked off the pitch and down the tunnel, Chelsea’s head coach appeared deliberately to ignore him.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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  • Grid operators across the country have navigated a deluge of new wind, solar and mass-storage battery requests in recent years.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
  • In my experience, connecting with other Black patients made all the difference in navigating my eczema.
    Raelle Kennedy, Health, 12 May 2025

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“Perambulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulate. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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