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
  • Astronomers have also discovered that M30, along with several other globular clusters, traverses the Milky Way in the opposite direction to the galaxy's rotation.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In it, a young kid traverses New Orleans to fish, goes door to door selling his game, and learns how to drive, among other things.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of traverses
Verb
  • The sleek silhouette is suitable for serious sports—skiing, hiking, climbing—as well as casual city strolls.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The new Senate Majority Leader needn’t worry if, say, John Fetterman strolls across party lines.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of strolls
Verb
  • Based on Nobel Prize Winning novel, Growth of the Soil tells the story of Isak, a man without a past who crosses the mountains in search of somewhere to build a life.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Weather prospects generally improve, too, as the path crosses the deserts of North Africa.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of crosses
Verb
  • My dad wanders through an empty banquet hall with tables pushed to the side.
    — Aube Rey Lescure, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2026
  • A bit later, Len wanders down to her place for coffee and their morning round of cards.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of wanders
Verb
  • The story follows two middle-aged people revisiting a relationship from more than two decades earlier, exploring regret and the possibility of moving on.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
  • For the Omaha Beach landing and the war that follows, Kaminski set out to make combat look like frontline footage rather than a Hollywood spectacle.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of follows
Verb
  • Sam, who walks with a cane sometimes, is cool and dark and stylish, in an Anna Wintour mode.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Whatever the weather, the sentinel walks a 63-foot mat in 21 steps, turns to face the tomb for 21 seconds, and begins again.
    — Lars Hanson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of walks
Verb
  • If the Warriors can push the ball and turn this into a shooting game, their style travels well, even in a tough building.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • When an alarm or sensor on windows, doors and home security devices is triggered, the textbook-sized drone travels a preset path to investigate suspicious activity.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • From the Transamerica Pyramid to the busy city streets, concrete covers about 65% of San Francisco.
    — Anne Makovec, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • On the west side of the island Rarotonga, a narrow road climbs from the lagoon into Maungaroa Valley, where a canopy of multi-trunked mato trees covers the remains of a centuries-old settlement.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of covers

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“Perambulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulates. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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