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noun

plural of promenade
as in boardwalks
a public place for strolling a beautifully landscaped park with a wide promenade along the riverside

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verb

present tense third-person singular of promenade
as in walks

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Recent Examples of promenades
Noun
In city parks, riders would be prohibited from park pathways and recreational trails, athletic fields and turf areas, plazas and promenades. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Take your time admiring the pristine yachts on the glistening blue water before directing your attention to the posh promenades of Calle Ribera and Muelle Ribera. — Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 An odd couple—one a goblin squeezed into an improbable trench-coat onesie, a fedora, and high heels—promenades down a steep incline while other strollers come and go. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 In response, the county’s designers added a small park, greenery and an extended public promenades through the property from Main Highway to William Avenue and Charles Avenue, the historic street that marks the site of Miami’s oldest Black settlement. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026 Wander the cobblestone promenades, watch lively street performers, and navigate the famous food colonnade to sample iconic local eats before heading out to the nearby Boston Harbor waterfront. — Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026 Bolsa Pacific plans also boast more than 220,000 square feet of retail and 15 acres of open space, including private resident spaces, open-air promenades and a network of walking trails. — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026 Beyond the parks and city promenades, there are trails where the blooms come with mountain air, quiet paths, and real elevation gain. — Alexandra Gillespie, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026 Bolsa Pacific is to include more than 15 acres of open space, including private spaces for residents, open-air promenades and a network of walking trails. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promenades
  1. boardwalks
  2. walks
  3. walkways
  4. parades
  5. malls
  6. treads
  7. strolls
  8. pads
Noun
  • This place has everything from a boardwalks to natural paths and there are even bison on the property.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The historic weather pattern claimed more than a dozen homes along the shore in Long Beach, swallowing up boardwalks and portions of the Pacific Coast Highway farther south.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of boardwalks
Verb
  • Follow the riverside walks towards Huka Falls, where the water forces its way through a narrow rock channel.
    — Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • As soon as Michelle walks in the room, everybody flocks to her.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of walks
Noun
  • Outdoor wooden walkways and stairs, alight by the glow of lanterns, lead to three different kinds of suites, all equipped with classic Japanese cabinetry and comfortable beds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Minor to moderate flooding is expected in low-lying areas like parking lots, harbor walkways and bike paths.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of walkways
Verb
  • 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
  • Her ex-husband parades their six-year-old daughter, Sofia, in front of the cameras and demands full custody.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of parades
Noun
  • Home values near Cheesecake Factory restaurants were about 27% higher than in areas in the same region with similar population density, partly because many of them are located in upscale malls, The Washington Sun found.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In addition, a lot of department stores are in malls, and as millennials and Gen Z are doing more online shopping or buying second-hand, most malls are seeing declining foot traffic.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of malls
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
  • Through rapid-fire verbal repartee, constant close-ups, and frantic cuts, Deramas treads a careful line between tragedy and comedy, the latter a psychological weapon against the former.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of treads
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Vision loses control of Ultron’s prison, and Ultron strolls free.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • When Denny strolls in, his parents figure out the mistake, their relief tested by the kidnapper’s insistence that the ransom remains the same.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of strolls
Verb
  • In other words, the additional money that our companies are shelling out to cover higher memory costs ultimately pads these three companies’ bottom lines.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 June 2026
  • Adding the killer’s voice just pads an already too-long book.
    — Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Definition of pads

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