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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

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Recent Examples of promenade
Noun
So as of now, the promenade team would have to provide the replacement parking spaces. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026 There will also be necessary renovations to the promenade section of the building that stretches out over the road toward the river, where existing steel will be reused, one of the sources said. Weijia Jiang, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
The British answer to the Met Gala, it is celebrated during the first week of December at the Royal Albert Hall, with several thousand guests and a vast red carpet on which celebrities promenade under a wintry night sky. Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023 In Bridgerton, the park is meant to represent a park in London where all of the ton spend their afternoons promenading, boating, picnicking, and of course, gossiping. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for promenade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promenade
Noun
  • On Ocean City's boardwalk, Van Drew announced an investment of tens of millions of dollars to help replenish beaches, and says Ocean City is at the top of the list.
    Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • There's a cemetery, a boardwalk, and plenty a restaurant booth, among many, many other things.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Getting down to the beach also requires walking off-piste.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The walkway closure and bypass are expected to be necessary for about a month, according to Disneyland officials.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Stroll Falls Park on the Reedy, a 32-acre green space known for its cascading waterfalls, landscaped gardens, and the Liberty Bridge suspension walkway.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Wanda did organize a pride parade the following year.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This was Weaver’s third year of being paraded around as one of the NFL’s top Rooney Rule candidates.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • My mall-walking friend Donna shops regularly at Trader Joe’s, especially for their prepared soups, bananas and chocolate.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In a nation that’s largely overstored, there’s little room left to build new shopping centers, so mall owners have been focusing on modernizing existing properties.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The county had planned to start early voting on the Thursday before — the same day as several other Illinois counties — but decided to tread carefully due to two ongoing court cases.
    Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This modern-day take on Marco Bellocchio‘s radical 1965 satire Fists in the Pocket, adapted by frequent Yorgos Lanthimos collaborator Efthimis Filippou (Kinds of Kindness, The Lobster), takes its shears to the superrich, going places where Triangle of Sadness or Saltburn fear to tread.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The liner and ear pads attach with snaps for durability, the ear pads have padded borders for comfort, and adjustable goggle vents help reduce fog.
    Adam Trenkamp, Outside, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Tuck thick layers of dryer lint between and around fragile items to pad them from any shifting of the box’s contents.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • When the drivers stride out, the grandstand leaps up.
    Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Wuthering Heights is an incredibly moist movie, and that’s without even taking into account how often the characters get caught in or choose to stride out into the rain (all the better to make their outfits cling).
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026

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“Promenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promenade. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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