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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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promenade

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verb

as in to walk

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Recent Examples of promenade
Noun
There’s going to be a promenade for people who want to stroll along the perimeter. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 For boho vibes, skateboarders, and a beachfront promenade full of eclectic performers, head to Venice Beach. — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 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
  • Either way, don’t be surprised if fellow beachgoers stop you on the boardwalk to ask where your breezy dress is from.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • Spend the morning taking a surf lesson, kayaking on Jamaica Bay or hop on the hotel’s beach cruisers to explore the boardwalk before settling into a lounge chair beside the saltwater pool.
    — Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of boardwalk
Verb
  • The Angels then chased Eovaldi when Logan O’Hoppe walked and Wade Meckler singled, driving in a run as the top of the order came to the plate.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • Instead of relying solely on manual walk-around inspections, crews can assign inspection missions to the robotic platforms.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of walk
Noun
  • In nearby Altadena, another wind phone sits in a wooden framed telephone booth with vertical glass windows at the end of a brick walkway.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The brick walkway from the street leads to the main entrance, a Connecticut River Valley doorway that is elaborate, unique, and beautiful.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of walkway
Verb
  • The Massachusetts Army of 1775 Spirit of America band also paraded through the square in what appears to be traditional colonial garb.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers insulted their Catholic paying customers by honoring a drag group that parades around as nuns and mocks their religion.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of parade
Noun
  • His son Guido later took over the practice, Spadolini Architetti, and made a name designing fashion outlet malls in the style of traditional borghi (villages).
    — Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • One victim was pronounced dead at the mall, while the second died after being transported to a hospital, Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin said.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of mall
Verb
  • By season 3, however, Little House had confidently tread into the darker, less savory aspects of frontier life, so the series creatives decided to show that sometimes, not even Christmas was sacred.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • Between bars closing and those that remain having to tread more lightly, Palace is in a state of constant evolution to keep up.
    — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of tread
Verb
  • The final score was almost padded three minutes later as Rahimi’s header on the break clanged down off the crossbar, but stopped just short of crossing the goal line.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Some are using the passive income to pad their travel fund; others are reinvesting back into their businesses.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of pad
Verb
  • Ed Sheeran strides to Taylor Swift wedding Ed Sheeran, clad in a bright aqua blue suit, arrived holding hands with wife Cherry Seaborn.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Late in the trial, a surprise witness came striding into the courtroom.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of stride

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“Promenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promenade. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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