perambulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of perambulate
1
as in traverses
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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2
as in strolls
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 perambulates Meanwhile, Soames perambulates a park with Irene, examining works of art in progress. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perambulates
  1. traverses
  2. strolls
  3. crosses
  4. wanders
  5. follows
  6. walks
  7. travels
  8. covers
Verb
  • In your periphery to the left, a spacewalker traverses the exterior of the station.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 26 July 2026
  • The Golden State might be a West Coast utopia, but then Californians live on a fault line that traverses most of it.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of traverses
Verb
  • Entirely white outfits are suited to nearly every warm-weather occasion, from Euro vacations to Sunday strolls around town.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 10 July 2026
  • My mornings began with iced coffee walks along the shore, and afternoons unfolded between beach reads, bike rides, and sunset strolls through town.
    — Kathleen O’Neill, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
Definition of strolls
Verb
  • Once a victim crosses a jurisdictional line, everything that happened on the other side of it too often gets lost in the nowhere land of bureaucracy and red tape.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • The trail crosses Romania diagonally, running from the rural commune of Putna to the city of Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
    — Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Definition of crosses
Verb
  • In this adaptation by the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning her own version of events — a chronicle filled with lust, greed and murder.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • As Odysseus wanders from place to place, discovering the foreign customs and attitudes of each one, the story explores the concept of home, asking what kind of civilization is appropriate for an authentic human being.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of wanders
Verb
  • Victims who were injured in the shooting described panic attacks, nightmares and the fear that still follows them into classrooms, neighborhoods and even their own bedrooms.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Whether the next crop of Republican candidates follows the clickbait commentators will tell us if this inversion is a Democratic or American affliction.
    — Aaron Kaplowitz, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of follows
Verb
  • The problem is how rarely one of those women walks away with the trophy.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • The form walks you through your eligible contributions and determine your applicable credit percentage to calculate your credit amount.
    — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of walks
Verb
  • Culture travels further than any courier shipping Solar Buddies worldwide.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Likewise, the biking route usually travels by the Columbine Mine near 12,600 feet in elevation south of Twin Lakes and organizers hope to keep that feature on the route.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • This one covers more surface area on my face, and even comes with exciting new modes like the masking mode to elevate my skincare.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 31 July 2026
  • TikTok Shop beauty sales exploded during the first quarter of 2026, growing more than 80%, according to Tubefilter, a digital media company that covers the creator economy, YouTube, and the online video industry.
    — Howard Cohen July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of covers

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“Perambulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulates. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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