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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
Verb
  • Even light, which zipped at breathtaking pace across the dark, took many human lifetimes to traverse a single galaxy.
    Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Trails have suffered erosion, so take care while traversing them.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • Then make your way west to stroll the Charles River Esplanade, a scenic green space along the water.
    Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Backed by an excellent band complete with a banjo and a fiddle, along with a lighting and effects rig that made the big moments really pop, Shaboozey strolled through his new material while building up to the marquee moment.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • Coffee and conversation Rhode Island is a state drivers can cross in an hour.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The line, to be clear, was crossed time and time again.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • There’s the feeling that this is all just another day at the office, albeit one with enormous gladiators wandering around in the background.
    Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Sandberg was there wandering around the clubhouse sopping wet from a mixture of champagne, beer and rain water along with other Cub greats, protected by a yellow rain slicker.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • How does a century-old industrial company such as Firmenich (renamed DSM-Firmenich following its 2023 merger with Dutch chemical firm DSM) manage to remain globally competitive today, given that a large share of its cost base is in the most expensive country in the world?
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Little Rock Christian Academy followed close behind, with 1,638.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Follow that with his quote about show biz combined with the showgirls who saunter by?
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But luckily for Lisa, Britani saunters over and launches into a complete play-by-play.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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  • If the value is too high, buyers may walk or struggle to get a loan.
    Mary Beth Eastman, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • From dancers to rappers, there were 10 finalists going into the America's Got Talent finale hoping to walk away with the grand prize.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • For Farley, who marks his fifth anniversary as CEO on Wednesday, there have been industry-wide problems to deal with, as well as Ford-specific issues that the company is still in the process of navigating.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Moody has been dedicating her practice to helping clients navigate the AI space and counsels nearly a dozen generative voice and audio AI companies.
    Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Perambulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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