as in strolls
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 wanders
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 saunters
Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Traditional camping lights that rely on PIR suffer from the same faults that annoy homeowners whose security lights blaze into action at two in the morning when a cat saunters past their garage.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
But luckily for Lisa, Britani saunters over and launches into a complete play-by-play.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
An older Black woman saunters down Western, low and slow, holding a watermelon and mango cup in one hand and her cane in the other.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Traditional camping lights that rely on PIR suffer from the same faults that annoy homeowners whose security lights blaze into action at two in the morning when a cat saunters past their garage.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
But luckily for Lisa, Britani saunters over and launches into a complete play-by-play.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saunters
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Amazon’s clothing section is chock-full of wedding guest dresses, breezy maxis for coffee strolls, mini dresses for date night, and lightweight frocks that will keep you cool in the heat.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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My wife loves going down there and taking like strolls and walks and just eating good food.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the clip, Rodrigo wanders through the Palace of Versailles, running from room to room before strapping on a pink guitar and rocking out.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
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The 56-year-old Williams has since found his mind often wanders through hazes of grief to memories of Thomas.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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While the home runs attract much of the attention, Getz is happy to see that Murakami drew a team-leading 21 walks heading into Friday’s game.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Isturiz tossed 5 2/3 innings and allowed four hits, two runs and three walks while recording two strikeouts for the Tigers.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Saunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saunters. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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