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as in pedestrians
a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure
counts himself among that select group of hikers who are perambulators of the entire Appalachian Trail
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as in buggies
chiefly British
a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in
nannies pushing perambulators around London's Hyde Park
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perambulators
Noun
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However, there are golf buggies to zip guests around with ease.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Barns, open pastures, horses and buggies, and small towns define this stretch of Amish Country, offering a quiet change from the busy cities left behind.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The homes include ramps, wide pathways and ADA-compliant bathrooms for residents who use wheelchairs or walkers.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Department of Justice on Thursday sued the parent company of the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens theme parks, claiming that a ban on wheeled walkers with seats at its parks violates civil rights law by discriminating against people with disabilities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, signed into federal law in 2022, outright banned the sale of drop-side cribs and crib bumpers that could potentially suffocate infants.—
Andrea Kane,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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These ancient wanderers, like comet 3I/ATLAS, are cosmic time capsules.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Babies here are moved around in sleds, not prams.—
David Greig
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Weekend hikers gave the group a wide berth.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rescue crews helped distressed hikers in Phoenix in separate operations within minutes of each other.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pub Crawl tickets on sale now ($90; minimum age is 21; no children allowed on the pub crawl including children in strollers).—
Holly Andres,
Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Babies unburdened by layers of jackets were seen pushed in strollers on Wednesday as temperatures hit around 70 degrees.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ten years ago, there were no baby carriages downtown.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Even on a weekday, three mothers with baby carriages comprise a formidable flotilla in a place such as this.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Perambulators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulators. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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