as in stroll
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure
tourists on a morning saunter around the old section of the city
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as in to stroll
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
he lazily saunters about the French countryside, mostly photographing birds and flowers
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Recent Examples of saunter
Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Following in the footsteps of Jeremy Allen White, Justin Bieber, Michael B. Jordan and the OG of the Calvin Klein Underwear campaign, Mark Wahlberg, Bad Bunny has sauntered into the spotlight in his skivvies for the brand’s Spring 2025 images.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
After a quarter of an hour, the bass line sauntered instead of shuffling.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
And starting again with someone new seemed like a distant dream, Haynie says, until that night Davis McClendon sauntered up and sat down in her life.
—Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Bottom line: Musk, whose vast fortune is directly linked to his 13% stake in Tesla, sauntered into Washington two months ago with a vision of running the government like a business.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Following in the footsteps of Jeremy Allen White, Justin Bieber, Michael B. Jordan and the OG of the Calvin Klein Underwear campaign, Mark Wahlberg, Bad Bunny has sauntered into the spotlight in his skivvies for the brand’s Spring 2025 images.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
After a quarter of an hour, the bass line sauntered instead of shuffling.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
And starting again with someone new seemed like a distant dream, Haynie says, until that night Davis McClendon sauntered up and sat down in her life.
—Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
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For a more cushioned New Balance option, consider the Fresh Foam 1080s, which Glamour contributor and marathoner Jenny McCoy swears by for both long-distance running and casual neighborhood strolling.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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His goal was to capture that throwback feeling of aimless summer days strolling down the boardwalk with the frozen snack in hand in his Lemon Italian Ice flavor.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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After our first walk through the art alleys, my friends abandoned me for warmer pastures.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2025
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Lindor and Soto drew back-to-back walks, and Arizona turned to side-winding right-hander Ryan Thompson, who plunked Alonso to load the bases with no outs.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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After a 3-month long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Alberta is skeptical… until Hetty points out how Pete has been wandering and dating up a storm, was secretly in the mafia and punched Thor in the face after the Viking slept with Carol.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Saunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saunter. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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