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
After the players strolled onto the field through an opening in center field, rapper Ice Cube, a huge Dodger fan, drove a vintage blue Chevy convertible containing the World Series trophy.
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Steve Futterman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
On a recent Friday night, families strolled through an outdoor carnival, eating ice cream, while children rode amusement rides.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In OpenAI’s demo, Atlas just strolled into an online grocery store and added every ingredient from a recipe straight into the cart.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Earlier that evening, as Cobbledick, his son, Kevin, and Taylor strolled the gardens with other festivalgoers, the elder Cobbledick was continuously met with hugs by his friends who still volunteer there.
—Pj Bremier, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
After that turnover just a few seconds into the game, Johnson strolled the sideline and reminded his teammates not to flinch.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
Less than two hours before the Raptors were scheduled to begin their home season with a game against the Milwaukee Bucks, head coach Darko Rajaković strolled into a small room adjacent to the team’s locker room, as usual.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
On Thursday, April 3, Carey and Monroe strolled into the room while Moroccan was live on the streaming platform Twitch for about 10 minutes playing video games with friends.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Backed by an excellent band complete with a banjo and a fiddle, along with a lighting and effects rig that made the big moments really pop, Shaboozey strolled through his new material while building up to the marquee moment.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
Steve Futterman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
On a recent Friday night, families strolled through an outdoor carnival, eating ice cream, while children rode amusement rides.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In OpenAI’s demo, Atlas just strolled into an online grocery store and added every ingredient from a recipe straight into the cart.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Earlier that evening, as Cobbledick, his son, Kevin, and Taylor strolled the gardens with other festivalgoers, the elder Cobbledick was continuously met with hugs by his friends who still volunteer there.
—Pj Bremier, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
After that turnover just a few seconds into the game, Johnson strolled the sideline and reminded his teammates not to flinch.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
Less than two hours before the Raptors were scheduled to begin their home season with a game against the Milwaukee Bucks, head coach Darko Rajaković strolled into a small room adjacent to the team’s locker room, as usual.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
On Thursday, April 3, Carey and Monroe strolled into the room while Moroccan was live on the streaming platform Twitch for about 10 minutes playing video games with friends.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Backed by an excellent band complete with a banjo and a fiddle, along with a lighting and effects rig that made the big moments really pop, Shaboozey strolled through his new material while building up to the marquee moment.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strolled
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As the undulant hills beyond the valley turned blue in front of me, a cat sauntered onto the veranda and wound its tail around my ankles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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During the song's second verse, Hayley Williams of Paramore sauntered out, taking over on the vocals on the funky song.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Sep. 2025
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Even with several adults nearby, including Bethany and her cousin, Emmie quietly wandered back toward the pool.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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On one of her first days at Mira Mesa High School, then-freshman Samantha Truong wandered into the gym, looking for a CIF girls tennis championship banner hanging on a wall.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said Raleigh walked outside his home after hearing Chastain throwing rocks at his garage.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Kylie, with her bag of potato chips in hand, then walked towards the bedroom door to try and leave.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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For Thiago’s second goal midway through the first half, Ouattara ambled back towards his own goal down the centre of the pitch, dragging Shaw and Dorgu with him.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Preservation in progress On a Tuesday in July, a dozen or so visitors ambled between Fallingwater’s main living room and its terrace, museum-tour headsets dangling from their ears, appearing more intrigued than irritated by the tower of scaffolding and tarps that rose above them.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Netflix has hiked an interest in non-English language entertainment.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Roth Capital hiked its PT to $300 from $200.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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And centerfielder Andy Pages, a defensive replacement who had just entered the game for Tommy Edman, roamed wildly into left center to grab a fly ball hit by Ernie Clement.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Strolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strolled. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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