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
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Indeed, the simple enough ad campaign — which sees Kidman saunter in from the rain to walk up and down the aisles of an empty theater, reciting some incredibly memorable dialogue — went out into the world and made its mark.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Traditional camping lights that rely on PIR suffer from the same faults that annoy homeowners whose security lights blaze into action at two in the morning when a cat saunters past their garage.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
The pointy toe and kitten heel give these booties an elegant shape while still being practical enough to saunter around the streets of Paris without needing to order an Uber to get to dinner.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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So there sauntered Judge, one of the most stoic sluggers in a sport full of them.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Indeed, the simple enough ad campaign — which sees Kidman saunter in from the rain to walk up and down the aisles of an empty theater, reciting some incredibly memorable dialogue — went out into the world and made its mark.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Traditional camping lights that rely on PIR suffer from the same faults that annoy homeowners whose security lights blaze into action at two in the morning when a cat saunters past their garage.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
The pointy toe and kitten heel give these booties an elegant shape while still being practical enough to saunter around the streets of Paris without needing to order an Uber to get to dinner.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saunter
Noun
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Follow dessert with a stroll on the beach, then head back into town.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Their stroll ended at the Cherry Lane, where the front-of-house staff cooed over Eleanor.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Hill was arrested in August after he was spotted wandering Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles in his underwear and cowboy boots.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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During bouts of insomnia, Altman would wander by them in his pajamas.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Gilbert gave up two runs on six hits with no walks while striking out five in six innings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Also a short walk to games and workouts.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Saunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saunter. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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