Thesaurus results for PERAMBULATES

perambulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of perambulate

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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Recent Examples of perambulates Meanwhile, Soames perambulates a park with Irene, examining works of art in progress. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026

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And Wheeler stuck to his principles with this list, one that mostly traverses North Oak Trafficway as cheaply (and deliciously) as possible.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of traverses

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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

When an organization crosses the point where its own product is being built recursively by its own product, the productivity math stops looking like a J-curve and starts looking like a hockey stick.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
With her cover blown anyway, Khosla crosses the powdery dirt yard to the trailer at the chipping yard.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of crosses

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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

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October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.

— Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
The orbit decides what follows In low Earth orbit, satellites encounter traces of the atmosphere.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of follows

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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

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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

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