promenades 1 of 2

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
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 This includes the famous bouquinistes (or booksellers), romantic promenades, and maybe even a peaceful protest or two. — Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 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
  • Visitors who leave Yellowstone's boardwalks risk severe burns, jail time and damage to one of the park's most fragile attractions.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • If beach towns are known for their boardwalks, seafood shacks, and sandy shores, lake towns play the perfect foil.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
Definition of boardwalks
Verb
  • Sonnenberg Bunker guide Zora Schelbert walks slowly down the tunnel toward the main structure of the bunker, built in the 1970s, during the Cold War, to house 20,000 people in the event of a nuclear war.
    — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The gunman then walks from the In-N-Out toward the street and fires at cars stopped at a red light, striking three victims, the video shows.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of walks
Noun
  • Staff quietly hurried to tape falling signage to the walls, troubleshoot the jumbotron and cook burgers and hot dogs as rain seeped through the grated ceilings of the exterior walkways.
    — Jaclyn Licht, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, some Denver residents say scooters continue to block sidewalks, entrances and walkways.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 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
  • On Instagram, some videos depict people getting approached in malls and grocery stores and on college campuses and sidewalks.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Indoor malls are another strong option, which also have easy-to-clean floors.
    — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of malls
Verb
  • Speaking of the houseboat, the finale treads some familiar ground for Lewis.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Consider paintings like Caracalla, where the titular emperor treads a trail of rose petals; or In a Rose Garden, where a woman shakes the petals of a rose bush down on her companion; and the extravaganza of The Roses of Heliogabalus.
    — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2026
Definition of treads
Verb
  • Except, that is, when a breezy new prospect strolls in and reminds us why the genre has been a TV mainstay decade after decade.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
  • That said, to ensure your pooch gets to romp around in the summer sun, too, add the Town of Falmouth Dog Park to your list for off-leash fun, and The Knob for leashed, shoreline strolls.
    — Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 July 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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