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Recent Examples of promenade
Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Construction has begun on a multi-year, $13 million project to widen the sidewalks of Carlsbad’s oceanfront promenade and replace four sets of rusted and crumbling, steel-reinforced, concrete stairways from the top of the bluffs down to the beach.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
Noah McWilliams’s two-monitor video divides a promenading entity from its legs, which are relegated to the lower screen.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
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Noun
Princess Pub is located at the corner of West Date and India streets, next to a pedestrian-only outdoor dining area and bustling promenade.
—Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Construction has begun on a multi-year, $13 million project to widen the sidewalks of Carlsbad’s oceanfront promenade and replace four sets of rusted and crumbling, steel-reinforced, concrete stairways from the top of the bluffs down to the beach.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
Verb
Later, hundreds of naked bike riders promenaded around the event, most wearing hats to protect from the hot sun.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
Noah McWilliams’s two-monitor video divides a promenading entity from its legs, which are relegated to the lower screen.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promenade
Noun
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Strolling along the boardwalk is a breezy way to explore the marshland and beachfront areas.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2026
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To the east, Saadiyat Island’s white sandy coastline is already lined with luxury resorts, a boardwalk with a lively dining scene, and a beach club.—
Clare Dight,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And now, thanks to that star, people will once again walk all over her.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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In the end, the crowd voted, and the wannabe from Bourbonnais walked away with the title.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The walkway to the second floor of the building will also be used as a space for DJs to hold their sets for when the social club hosts parties and events.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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In recent weeks, city officials have ramped up cleaning efforts in the park by having crews pressure wash walkways, disinfect areas where swans gather on the shoreline and remove feeders.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Shackled, they were paraded in front of cameras, pushed on to buses, and delivered to CECOT, El Salvador's notorious maximum security prison.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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In front of dozens of reporters and cameras, Kiritsis paraded Meridian with the gun wire around his neck.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hobart Police Detective Wendell Hite wrote that police dropped off a criminal informant outside the mall to buy drugs from Larkin in a black Lincoln in the parking lot.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Herd also made some similarities to the trouble many malls are having in recent years.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The pathway to long-term power is easiest to tread during a time of war.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Adler had fallen off the wakeboard and was treading water when hit.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The detachable, adjustable shoulder strap is padded for comfort, and the two carrying handles are smooth vinyl.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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The ivory ballgown featured a Victorian-style lace bodice with a V-neckline, a skirt that was padded at the hips to resemble an opening flower and a nearly 9-foot-long train.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The president strode into office with a promise to turn the page on America’s decades of foreign entanglements.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Ironically, the biggest chance of the game came from his replacement, Josko Gvardiol, who strode forward unmarked to meet a cross that was excellently saved by Robin Roefs, finding himself in the penalty area on multiple occasions after coming on.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Promenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promenade. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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