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
Noun
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It’s made for everything from seaside strolls to city days and won’t leave you overheating.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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Walk in the Woods Shinrin-yoku, the Japanese practice of forest bathing, invites slow, sensory strolls in nature.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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Set amidst a chaotic wedding in suburban Maryland, where troubled teen Elliott Hellman (Ezra Miller) wanders through a minefield of emotional violence, this simple scripts sees Levinson paint yet another portrait of young addiction.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Graham Potter wanders onto the pitch alone.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Dogs are carried on their walks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tatis’ idea Stammen said the sacrifice bunt laid down by Tatis at the start of the 12th inning, which got Cronenworth to third base before the two intentional walks, was not called from the dugout.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Saunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saunters. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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