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
Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Try bicycles for more exercise disguised as fun, then saunter over to Spa La Quinta’s 23,000 square feet of bliss.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The latest scramble completed, punctuating the next step in searching for a program-defining victory, Kelvin Durham took both hands and turned them into makeshift ear muffs while sauntering to the sideline.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
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Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Try bicycles for more exercise disguised as fun, then saunter over to Spa La Quinta’s 23,000 square feet of bliss.
—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The latest scramble completed, punctuating the next step in searching for a program-defining victory, Kelvin Durham took both hands and turned them into makeshift ear muffs while sauntering to the sideline.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saunter
Noun
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Imagine the cotton sweatpants styled with the wool coat and V-neck sweater for a Sunday stroll, or a pop of red peeking out from underneath a leather or shearling jacket.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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The bear took a brief stroll through the aisles of the store, but ended up leaving empty handed, according to Charlie Alolkoy, a resident who was shopping at the time.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s the feeling that this is all just another day at the office, albeit one with enormous gladiators wandering around in the background.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sandberg was there wandering around the clubhouse sopping wet from a mixture of champagne, beer and rain water along with other Cub greats, protected by a yellow rain slicker.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The multilingual staff at the kids club keeps children engaged with treasure hunts, piñata making, and beach walks.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers accumulated 10 hits and four walks overall, but struck out 12 times and never scored again.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Saunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saunter. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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