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
Suki Waterhouse, too, strolled around in the P-6000’s all-white style with jeans and a button-up, and Kylie Jenner chose the shoe in a pure white colorway to round out her gym attire.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
New Bayern Munich signing Luis Díaz strolled down the left flank before cutting inside and poking a cross along the six-yard line.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Once the cars arrived at the Kinnison family home, Robert was sitting in a lawn chair surrounded by loved ones as the cars strolled through.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Once the cars arrived at the Kinnison family home, Robert was sitting in a lawn chair surrounded by loved ones as the cars strolled through.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
During the day, families strolled barefoot across golden sand.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Belly has strolled into Billy Joel’s bakery to put in Jeremiah’s very exacting wedding cake order, but is aghast at the $750 price tag.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
New Bayern Munich signing Luis Díaz strolled down the left flank before cutting inside and poking a cross along the six-yard line.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Once the cars arrived at the Kinnison family home, Robert was sitting in a lawn chair surrounded by loved ones as the cars strolled through.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Once the cars arrived at the Kinnison family home, Robert was sitting in a lawn chair surrounded by loved ones as the cars strolled through.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
During the day, families strolled barefoot across golden sand.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Belly has strolled into Billy Joel’s bakery to put in Jeremiah’s very exacting wedding cake order, but is aghast at the $750 price tag.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strolled
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In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Aug. 2025
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In Jacksonville, Florida, a 5-year-old wandered away from home in the early morning hours.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite its common name, this creature wasn’t simply a lion that wandered into the Americas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Travis Kelce walked on the field toward the Kansas City Chiefs’ sideline, just a few steps away from the tunnel that would take him to the postgame locker room.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the summer of 1969 — weeks before the first humans walked on the moon — Manabe and Bryan recreated the Earth.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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One resident ambled to the front of the room for seconds.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The ultimate testament to comfort and durability, a reviewer even hiked 500 miles from France to Spain on the Camino de Santiago with them.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Jerry, who hiked toward the sound of the shot a few minutes later, found the guy with the Butter Knife Bull.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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An active tropical storm or hurricane has roamed somewhere in the Atlantic on that date in roughly three-fourths of the 76 years tracked by NOAA.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Strolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strolled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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