as in strolled
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 sauntered
During the song's second verse, Hayley Williams of Paramore sauntered out, taking over on the vocals on the funky song.
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 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
In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 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
In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauntered
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On Thursday, April 3, Carey and Monroe strolled into the room while Moroccan was live on the streaming platform Twitch for about 10 minutes playing video games with friends.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Backed by an excellent band complete with a banjo and a fiddle, along with a lighting and effects rig that made the big moments really pop, Shaboozey strolled through his new material while building up to the marquee moment.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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Officials believe the hungry bear wandered into town after being displaced by the Kaibab fire, likely just looking for a post-hibernation snack.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Rip has wandered back into the mountains.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Crutchfield walked attendees through both the plants and the college’s collection of dyestuffs, highlighting the institution’s sustainable processes at this rather unique urban greenspace.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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Defenseman Jake Livanavage walked the puck down from center point and passed into the right circle.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Sauntered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauntered. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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