strolled

past tense of stroll
as in sauntered
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure people who like to stroll along the beach would seem to be well-represented among the clientele for dating services

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Recent Examples of strolled 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 Jackson’s blind was situated on rolling private farmland, and late that afternoon a fawn deer strolled down a mountain trail toward Jackson shortly before nightfall. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026 Moments later, a male lion strolled out of the thin trees behind me, settling by the pond for a drink. — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 Onstage, two hundred townsfolk sang, and a stilt walker strolled. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 George sometimes strolled across town to the Boneyard Boccie Club, founded in 1946 by Italian immigrants who moved to Benton to dig coal. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Nearby, Pitch Perfect co-stars Brittany Snow and Anna Kendrick, who set the internet abuzz posing on the red carpet together hours earlier, strolled into the party side by side, both switching into leg-baring dresses. — Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026 Beachgoers strolled with coffee in hand, went for morning runs and walked their dogs. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Just three days after surgery to remove one of his kidneys, Miller slowly strolled right in — cane in hand — and took a seat with Council, firing off jokes without missing a beat. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strolled
Verb
  • 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
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
Verb
  • She was rescued by the Riverside County firefighters and walked away without injuries.
    — Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The little lumberjack walked to the far end of the forest and started cutting.
    — Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Several have pursued the White House in the decades since Ronald Reagan ambled into retirement, in January 1989.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Seth Wenig On a recent weekday morning, a steady stream of visitors ambled into the first floor gallery.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Fed hiked rates in September for the first time in three years.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Apple recently hiked its prices partly due to a global memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom, which helped drive revenue.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The burial belonged to high-ranking members of the Scythians, a horse-riding culture that roamed the Eurasian steppe.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • For 42 years, an Oak Park man who had immigrated decades ago from Italy roamed residential streets on Chicago’s South Side, pushing an old-fashioned green and red cart outfitted with a sharpening stone.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Strolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strolled. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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