power walking

verb

present participle of power walk
as in walking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for power walking
  1. walking
  2. stepping out
  3. strolling
  4. padding
  5. treading
  6. stepping
  7. wandering
  8. sauntering
Verb
  • Syringes struck through the skin of Jews walking the sidewalk.
    — Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The whole room is right there with me, rooting for me and walking alongside me.
    — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of walking
Verb
  • By shifting the paradigm from post-hoc tracking to active, closed-loop neural guidance, the LumiSleep D1 provides a practical demonstration of how non-invasive BCI technology is stepping out of academic laboratories and into everyday routines.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This week, Katie Holmes delivered something of a style coup, stepping out wearing not one, but two trending accessories.
    — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of stepping out
Verb
  • Located near the funky Fish Lane, Southside is the spot for dumplings and siu mai after strolling the museums of South Bank.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Take the Spy Museum, for example, which developed its own free walking tour because of the breadth of strolling space in the area and interest from both residents and tourists.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of strolling
Verb
  • And the oversized Heavenly robes are thick enough to justify padding down to the pool deck without feeling underdressed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • This team has much bigger goals than padding their record against teams not expected to sniff the playoff picture this season.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of padding
Verb
  • Sent from pillar to post – to the bank’s Accounts, Payments and Claims treading dark puddled basement corridors and joining seemingly interminable lines.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Videos also show survivors jumping from a rocky island and swimming to Coast Guard rescue swimmers treading rough seas.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of treading
Verb
  • Villains like Ted Bundy are imagined to be relatively invulnerable to pain, even in a scenario as basic as stepping barefoot on a shard of glass.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Kristaps Porzingis will not be stepping on the basketball court for the foreseeable future.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of stepping
Verb
  • Here in Spring City a few experiences are essential, like digging into crossing-the-bridge noodles (guòqiáo mǐxiàn) and wandering the Dounan flower market, one of the largest in Asia.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Voters didn’t elect Democrats to play secretive games, to plot and plan in the dark for future moves, or worse — to continue the status quo of wandering around in disarray as Republicans stay in lockstep.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • The charter Girardeau sailed with was about four miles out and almost at the its trip when word of the hammerhead was radioed out — the crew decided to take a chance and sped up the coast 15 minutes to see the shark still sauntering in the sea.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Before sauntering down the stairwell to the dressing room, Stones stopped to sign autographs for fans in Inter’s pitchside hospitality suites.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of sauntering
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“Power walking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/power%20walking. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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