sauntered

past tense of saunter
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. 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
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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
  • 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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  • Valora had previously wandered away from home in 2020 and was later found a few hours later at a nearby church, according to the site.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • From a tiny blind dog who wandered the streets of North Carolina, to a sweet boxer mix struggling with kennel stress in Texas, here are some recent shelter stories from across the country.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • At one point while McIlroy walked to his next shot alongside his wife Erica, a fan appeared to throw a beer at him, which instead hit his wife, according to ESPN.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Nick Pivetta arrived at Wrigley Field on Monday morning, climbed a set of stairs and walked along an aisle in the lower seating bowl.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Sauntered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauntered. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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