promenading

Definition of promenadingnext
present participle of promenade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for promenading
Verb
  • Lake Bachar pitched the first 2 2/3 innings for Miami, striking out three and walking one.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • The example shown in broad daylight for all to see was a career criminal who was released early by the Massachusetts Parole Board (no surprise there) walking down Memorial Drive in broad daylight, shooting indiscriminately.
    Toby Leary, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • The game was a step too far for Arsenal, who had to make do with parading the Premier League trophy through London on their return from Budapest.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • The pets who were parading weren’t limited to dogs.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • At the French Open Tuesday, the four-time Grand Slam champion staged an outfit reveal once again, striding out for her first-round match against Germany’s Laura Siegemund wearing a black corset and matching pleated, cascading skirt that skimmed over the clay.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Powell McCormick, who seems to be one of the busiest women on the planet, is up and striding off to her next appointment.
    Ellie Austin, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Apparently, the man had been treading water for about 11 hours.
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 May 2026
  • The actress — who is currently treading the boards as Connie Francis in the hit Broadway musical about crooner Bobby Darin's life, Just in Time — took to Instagram Stories over the weekend to call out audience members for shouting at her during performances.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Why are my feet useful merely for ambulating my body to and fro while footballers can play with their feet and a ball and thrill crowds to no end?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • More than 5,300 years ago — before the Egyptian pyramids were built — Oetzi was strolling through the Alps on the border of Austria and Italy when he was killed by an arrow in the back.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Catching a mess of hoppers is as easy as strolling through tall grass with a butterfly net.
    Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • In the sweet video, a curly-haired Swift could be seen marching around a room while wearing a red and white top, which had a pair of cowboy boots on it, as well as a denim skirt with a red and white hem, white tights, cowboy boots and a red and white cowboy hat.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Activists were marching through the Bronzeville neighborhood on Wednesday evening to raise awareness for the dozens of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Black and Brown women and girls in Chicago.
    Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • But birding at this landfill does not mean traipsing through the trash.
    Kate Wong, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • Families flock to the Cape for mini-golfing, traipsing around sand dunes, comparing ice cream stands, gobbling up lobster rolls, spotting whales, and simply admiring the gray cedar shake houses adorned with colorful buoys.
    Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Promenading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promenading. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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