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 just over eight hours, the train traverses Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, beginning with the towns of Naperville, Princeton, and Galesburg, Illinois.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Carolinian line heads from Charlotte to Raleigh and up the coast to New York City, and the Piedmont line traverses North Carolina.
    — Eva Flowe October 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of traverses
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Vision loses control of Ultron’s prison, and Ultron strolls free.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • When Denny strolls in, his parents figure out the mistake, their relief tested by the kidnapper’s insistence that the ransom remains the same.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of strolls
Verb
  • Bankrate’s next holiday spending report, and whether the share of shoppers starting before the end of October crosses the 50% line.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The shower happens because Earth crosses a stream of debris left behind by Halley's Comet, which was last in the inner solar system in 1986 and will return in 2061.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of crosses
Verb
  • A bit later, Len wanders down to her place for coffee and their morning round of cards.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Third place was Japanese director Sabu’s Arrested Memory, a crime caper about a detective with dementia who unwittingly wanders off with a multimillion-dollar ransom, sending cops and criminals on his trail.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of wanders
Verb
  • The incident follows a spate of drone attacks on at least seven cargo vessels off the Black Sea coasts of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria in October.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The film follows a Polish burglar who assumes the identity of a dead stranger’s girlfriend, with unexpected results.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of follows
Verb
  • While the live casting moment feels intense, the decisions that determine who walks, and who doesn’t, are the visible end of a process that starts long before any hopeful model enters the room.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Adam is being self-loathing, but Lee, who was listening, walks away.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of walks
Verb
  • The Orionid meteor shower activity peaks when Earth travels through the densest section of the debris trail left by Comet 1P/Halley.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Health data travels from home medical devices through applications, cloud platforms and hospital systems before reaching a clinician, and each step widens the digital footprint.
    — Ayush Jain, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • The problem is that many business owners assume their personal auto policy fully covers these activities.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Before subscribing, compare the websites each service covers, its removal process, ongoing monitoring features and subscription costs.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of covers

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“Perambulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulates. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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