power walking

present participle of power walk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for power walking
Verb
  • The right-hander issued a leadoff walk and hit a batter with a pitch before walking Carson Kelly with the bases loaded to force in the first run.
    CBS New York Team, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Lower Leg and Ankle Stretch Routine Your ankles and calves play a big role in balance, walking, and overall stability.
    RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Zendaya wore an ensemble from one of her favorite brands, Louis Vuitton, stepping out in a bold-shoulder military jacket complete with tails.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 18 June 2026
  • Guillermo Rodriguez is stepping out from behind Jimmy Kimmel's desk and onto the dance floor.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • The 119-acre lakefront park, which is actually a peninsula, not an island, features more than 150 varieties of native plants, 20,000 trees and shrubs, a 5-acre pond, strolling paths, and wild prairie grasses and savanna.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • The Pier Village downtown is great for spending an afternoon shopping, strolling, and sipping.
    Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps this isn’t new—Star Wars has been taking small moments from the original trilogy and padding them out for decades now—almost everything seen on screen in those first three films has been resurrected, fleshed out with backstories and unnecessary details.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • The stock closed at a record high of $237 — padding out year-to-date gains to 117%.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • By treading lightly with finishes, opening up the loft area to more light, and getting clever with storage, Marie channeled the unit’s coastal locale, conjuring up an aesthetic lexicon that suggests the interior of a boat with its clean, functional lines.
    Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
  • The backlash was so fierce, Anthropic quickly made adjustments to the policy, as Wired reported on Wednesday, highlighting just how carefully the company is treading.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Others always put on their equipment in the same order or avoid stepping on the foul line.
    Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
  • Second-half substitute Romelu Lukaku played a decisive role in Belgium’s opener, helping his team score just 22 seconds after stepping onto the pitch.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • My favorite part of my trip to Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series left me wandering in the middle of the night somewhere between the ballpark and my hotel.
    Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 20 June 2026
  • Police in Holly, Michigan, say an 18-month-old boy who was seen wandering on a Ring camera on Friday has been identified and located.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • The visuals of fighters warming up inside the White House and sauntering down the Truman balcony, many wrapped in the American flag, was an unusual spectacle indeed.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Kane somehow manages to be a masterful playmaker and deadly striker at the same time, dropping deep to dictate the tempo of a game or spray a 50-yard pass, before sauntering into the box to top up that goal tally.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2026
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“Power walking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/power%20walking. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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