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
  • 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
  • Completed in 2010, the bridge traverses extensive agricultural land and urban areas, allowing trains to bypass road crossings while maintaining high operating speeds.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 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
  • 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
  • Zidane wanders into a pocket of unmarked space to meet an inswinging Emmanuel Petit corner and head powerfully in at the near post to give France the lead.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of wanders
Verb
  • The investigation also follows a lawsuit Attorney General Ken Paxton filed against a Houston-area postpartum care center.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • The certification from DarkSky International follows Sun Valley Resort’s focus on limiting artificial light on the mountain and growing public awareness around light pollution.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 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
  • Odysseus travels to the underworld and has to perform a blood sacrifice.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The president travels to Georgia today, a swing state with a key Senate race and a toss-up gubernatorial contest.
    — Tamara Keith, NPR, 22 July 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • Biologics also generally benefit from stronger commercial protection and are exempt from Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act, which covers several traditional small-molecule drugs each year.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • Her tattoos and brunette bangs hint at a bohemian persona, but her glossy-looking album covers and easygoing interview responses aren’t very edgy.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of covers

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