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noun

Definition of promenadenext
as in boardwalk
a public place for strolling a beautifully landscaped park with a wide promenade along the riverside

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verb

as in to walk

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Recent Examples of promenade
Noun
On the southwestern shore of the Binnenalster is the Jungfernstieg, a grand promenade crowned by the 114-year-old Alsterhaus department store. — Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026 Over the weekend, police conducted a late-night sweep targeting public prostitution along the city’s main promenade, Thai media outlets reported. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
Our agenda includes promenading with the official mascots, catching another round of live musical vibes here and there, and taking pride in some folks who are dear to us. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 12 June 2026 Without their intervention, Baltimore’s waterfront would have been permanently disfigured, and the waterfront promenade the author praises today would never have been possible. — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for promenade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promenade
  1. boardwalk
  2. walk
  3. walkway
  4. parade
  5. mall
  6. tread
  7. pad
  8. stride
Noun
  • The storms destroyed sections of a seawall and historic boardwalk in Long Beach, shuttered a long-vulnerable stretch of coastal railway in San Clemente, and further threatened Carlsbad Boulevard, also known as Old Highway 101, in Carlsbad.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Gigliotti drove the yellow Sightseer tramcar on the boardwalk for 35 years, greeting visitors.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of boardwalk
Verb
  • More energetic outdoor activities include swimming in the saltwater pool, walking or jogging on the Deck 15 track, paddle tennis, golf cages, and a mini-golf course.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The spare was also flat, and the patch kit had grown legs and walked away.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of walk
Noun
  • The walkways are wider and the varied amenities are more carefully designed to allow better overall viewing of the field while grabbing a concession or visiting one of the many restrooms.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Insider tip The hotel’s historic building means some rooms have attic-style ceilings or narrow walkways to get to them.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of walkway
Verb
  • The clothes, which always carried an element of tongue-in-cheek, paraded this sense of an triumphal ascent as surely as the Europeans had done with their get-ups in the late seventeenth century.
    — Lucy Sante, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That’s when the party moves beyond the clubhouse, parading down the Canyon of Heroes and throughout the heart and soul of New York City.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of parade
Noun
  • Conceived as a prototype for what would eventually evolve into the modern shopping arcade—and later the mall—the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II has shaped Milan’s cultural identity for nearly a century and a half.
    — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Venezuelan population has mixed in with the largely white population as new houses, malls, office parks and warehouses have gobbled up barren hillsides to meet demand for cheaper land.
    — Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of mall
Verb
  • Trump treads carefully The leaders last met in Beijing just four months ago, and could meet twice more later this year.
    — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • From their perspective, governments have an important responsibility to tread carefully when denying entry to migrants and especially when deporting them.
    — J. Toby Reiner, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of tread
Verb
  • But just like in the series’ preceding season, The Ed Gein Story, this one deviates from its titular character to pad itself out.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Another endearing dining feature at the property is its honesty pantry containing drinks and snacks to go and a coffee station for early risers—guests can feel free to pad about any time of day or night.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of pad
Verb
  • Hansen strides into frame and asks the cowering man what his fate should be.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Enzo Maresca strode down the Old Trafford tunnel and let out a victorious roar.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stride

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