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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 sauntering
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Wrapped around a rubbery bassline that Peter ran through a guitar amp and played straight into a laptop, the song is confident and brassy, sauntering around as Kellie Eden’s trumpet cascades from above and the band’s co-vocalists provide pop harmonies.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Longtime employees recall Turner sauntering into the newsroom wearing a bathrobe.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Just over eight minutes were remaining on the clock when the buzz kicked up inside Spectrum Center again, all because the usual main attraction was sauntering to the scorer’s table.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
The mall’s closure was a personal loss for him and many others who made lifelong memories sauntering the retail space.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
The anime community is well-represented too; fans in Chainsaw Man, Dan Da Dan, Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia costumes can be seen sauntering down the halls, snapping selfies together.
—Nikki Birch, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Kids will love sending this Dilophosaurus sauntering across the floor, frightening everything and everyone in his path.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
Kane somehow manages to be a masterful playmaker and deadly striker at the same time, dropping deep to dictate the tempo of a game or spray a 50-yard pass, before sauntering into the box to top up that goal tally.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Wrapped around a rubbery bassline that Peter ran through a guitar amp and played straight into a laptop, the song is confident and brassy, sauntering around as Kellie Eden’s trumpet cascades from above and the band’s co-vocalists provide pop harmonies.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Longtime employees recall Turner sauntering into the newsroom wearing a bathrobe.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Just over eight minutes were remaining on the clock when the buzz kicked up inside Spectrum Center again, all because the usual main attraction was sauntering to the scorer’s table.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
The mall’s closure was a personal loss for him and many others who made lifelong memories sauntering the retail space.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
The anime community is well-represented too; fans in Chainsaw Man, Dan Da Dan, Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia costumes can be seen sauntering down the halls, snapping selfies together.
—Nikki Birch, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Kids will love sending this Dilophosaurus sauntering across the floor, frightening everything and everyone in his path.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Lorde's Nashville concert basks in rebirth Lorde walked onto the stage, sauntering down a catwalk as synths pulsed and a white laser beam shined her way.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauntering
Adjective
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The terrain is tough to navigate alone, so most walking holidays are guided.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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The property is also within short walking distance of some recognizable hot spots: the Staples Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center.—
Adam Lapetina,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2020
Verb
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More than 5,300 years ago — before the Egyptian pyramids were built — Oetzi was strolling through the Alps on the border of Austria and Italy when he was killed by an arrow in the back.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Catching a mess of hoppers is as easy as strolling through tall grass with a butterfly net.—
Chad Mason,
Outdoor Life,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Visitors might arrive by crossing the central plaza; emerging from the underground parking garage, nestled into a berm; or else wandering in from the surrounding Jackson Park, a network of pastoral paths completed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1871.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
4 June 2026
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Check tour lengths in advance and look at what else is on the property — many distilleries sit on historic estates worth wandering for the scenery alone.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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“Sauntering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauntering. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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