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
Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
George and his frequent collaborator/fellow Georgian/white boy/former nanny Dan Ewen had sauntered into Act III’s offices a few weeks earlier.
—Dan Ewen, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul sauntered across the stage freestyling and hitting choreography with her backup dancers in a seemingly endless collection of gorgeous leotard-centric costumes — most of which came complete with a matching fitted and pair of boots.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
From there, a large portion of that audience sauntered a block away on South First Street to party at the Pete Be Center, a yet-to-open venue for live music that looks ready to go (and is an entire transformation of when the space was Uproar Brewery a few years back).
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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The ladies showed some skin wearing short white dresses while sauntering through New York City streets together.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
George and his frequent collaborator/fellow Georgian/white boy/former nanny Dan Ewen had sauntered into Act III’s offices a few weeks earlier.
—Dan Ewen, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul sauntered across the stage freestyling and hitting choreography with her backup dancers in a seemingly endless collection of gorgeous leotard-centric costumes — most of which came complete with a matching fitted and pair of boots.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
From there, a large portion of that audience sauntered a block away on South First Street to party at the Pete Be Center, a yet-to-open venue for live music that looks ready to go (and is an entire transformation of when the space was Uproar Brewery a few years back).
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Usher, 46, and his wife strolled around together in casual attire, while Gates, 69, and his serious girlfriend coordinated in black outfits.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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Into this world strolls Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt), a rough-around-the-edges veteran driver who (literally) crashed out of Formula One several decades ago.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Two of them scored on rally-killing double plays, one scored on a walk and one scored on a play where the back runner was thrown out at home.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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That remained the case in Sunday’s 12-5, rubber match win over the A’s, as Chisholm went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a solo homer, two runs scored and a walk while shining on defense.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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So a guineafowl moving at a slow jog of 1 km/h (0.6 mph) – roughly the pace of a wandering toddler – through Alexander's formula would be estimated as 4.7 km/h (2.9 mph).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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Guests are invited to wander the gardens, join sourdough baking classes, and basically geek out on where their food comes from.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Saunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saunter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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