Thesaurus results for SAUNTERED

sauntered

verb

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 The reality star sauntered alongside a number of VS supermodels, including new mother Barbara Palvin and rising superstar Tate McRae. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Dixie D’Amelio sauntered in wearing a shimmering black Gucci dress. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026 The longtime Bruce Springsteen and Conan O’Brien drummer then sauntered onstage, sticks in hand. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026 While the kids’ father, Sam, took them for a swim, Mymonie sauntered by the road and searched for wild-grape leaves. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 With that, Carpenter — who’d performed his loose, eccentric opening set barefoot and in shorts — sauntered out looking noticeably more dressed-up. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 The duo sauntered on the screen with margaritas (made with Astral Tequila) in hand. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026 Hippos surfaced around us, elephants sauntered along the water’s edge, and an African fish eagle called overhead. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026

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Studio Museum director Thelma Golden was chatting with MoMA board president Sarah Arison, and Jennifer Lawrence strolled in with her husband, the art dealer Cooke Maroney.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
Cara Hile and her mother, Jeri, strolled up to a two-story home in Brookside Saturday, pamphlets in-hand.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of strolled

Verb

Drought and a late freeze made this a tough year for Colorado's black bears, and hungry bears wandered into neighborhoods across the state looking for food.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
One evening, after a day of rain, Steven and I wandered in the Giardino della Misericordia, close to our apartment.

— Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of wandered

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As Chesney walked off the field with his wife and daughters, the sound of fans chanting his name reverberated above the tunnel.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
Time ticked by with a heaviness before officials with the Ecuadoran consul walked Yupa and her friends and family members several blocks in the heavy rain to a nearby YMCA, where relatives of the dead and missing had been gathering.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026

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