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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swanned
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Even after authorities arrived at the scene, there was no way to apprehend him without killing Hall, so Kiritsis and Hall strolled out of the building and drove off in a police car.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026 -
Twelve astronauts strolled the lunar surface, beginning with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Alex Consani sauntered down the runway in a pair of ruffled red lace trousers, her bottom pushed over the top of the leather waistband like a pair of breasts in a pushup bra.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026
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Here, shabby homes enjoyed grand views, tired burros ambled along untethered, and island life trudged on, oblivious to tourism.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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On our second and final morning, Nadav and I ambled through a gravel courtyard, past a garden and statues, before reaching the relaxed Walled Garden Restaurant for breakfast.—
Alisha Prakash,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Nov. 2025
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Many of the students moseyed over to Torero Stadium to take in USD’s 2025 football season opener against Cal Poly.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Costner's John Dutton may have moseyed on into the sunset.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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At the start of that brief official visit, his first, five military-grade drones loitered dangerously near Dublin Airport’s busiest civilian flight paths unopposed.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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The hotel is a short walk from the Jericho Tavern, where Radiohead played its first gig, in 1986, and around the corner from a now shuttered HMV, in whose aisles Donwood and Yorke once loitered, scouting the competition.—
Zoe Si,
New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2025
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As the sun set over Miami yesterday, the memory of Quatisha Maycock lingered—a reminder of a life cut short, and of a mother's resilience in seeking justice for her child.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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That remained the case as Kyle Tucker, a better and younger but more expensive corner outfielder, also lingered on the open market.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Swanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanned. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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