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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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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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As Mesidor traverses the field at Bommarito Performance Systems in Aventura, there’s a part of him that wants to be alongside everyone else who does wind sprints in preparation for their 40s.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
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The nearly 450-foot-tall bridge, one of the vehicular bridges in the Trinity River Corridor Project, connects downtown Dallas to West Dallas and traverses the Trinity River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Nowadays, on Sunday mornings on the trail, Talarico often attends a local church and strolls around happily, eying the pulpit like a home buyer trying a listing on for size.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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The happy couple strolls around town to do normal couple activities (such as a romantic dinner date or appearing on the Kiss Cam at a sporting event), before Pringle Man is destroyed by rabid fans.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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But Fishback crosses that line with apparent glee, using a Jewish sacred space as a punchline to score political points.—
Steven Burg,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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However, this level of simplicity becomes difficult to maintain as soon as daily life crosses the border.—
Felysha Walker,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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In Virgil’s epic, Aeneas wanders after the fall of Troy, searching for a new homeland.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Albers said that if a dog wanders too close to a coyote den during puppy season and a territorial adult coyote is at home, the encounter may not end well for the house pet.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
17 Feb. 2026
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Whether the cultural will follows may define the workforce — and the infrastructure — of the next generation.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Savannah State of Mind follows the lives of seven first-year students navigating the joys, challenges and complexities of college life at a historically Black college.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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Shah Alam, dressed in a hoodie, walks toward the officers, occasionally holding out his hand.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Thomas, who's a CPST, walks us through the top car seat mistakes — and how to fix them.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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Just as objects can move through space relative to one another, and continue to move even as a signal travels in transmission from one to the other, the fabric of space, too, can expand.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Disneyland Monorail that travels between Tomorrowland and Downtown Disney and Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin dark ride in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland will both close on March 30 for seasonal refurbishments with no reopening dates yet set.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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Donna covers her face in embarrassment.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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The show spans from 1992 to 1999 — which covers two distinct eras for Calvin Klein’s interiors.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Perambulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulates. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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