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as in walked
to go on foot
traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee
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as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
a group of friends traipsing around the country the summer after graduation
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Recent Examples of traipsed
Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
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ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
As such, its mass of untamed, scrubby green can today be traipsed through on foot or horseback, via ethereal blue coves such as Cala Marinella, the odd wandering fox and to the soothing rhythm of Aleppo pines rustling in the hot wind.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
By the end of the war in 1944, the hotel had seen its share of wear and tear—more than 100,000 servicemen traipsed through the hotel over the two years—and Laughner decided to sell, at quite a loss.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Asia’s companies have long traipsed to either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ for their public debuts.
—Jonathan Gan, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Having traipsed off the pitch in Orlando on July 1, a new Premier League season on August 16 was already on the horizon.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
As such, its mass of untamed, scrubby green can today be traipsed through on foot or horseback, via ethereal blue coves such as Cala Marinella, the odd wandering fox and to the soothing rhythm of Aleppo pines rustling in the hot wind.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
By the end of the war in 1944, the hotel had seen its share of wear and tear—more than 100,000 servicemen traipsed through the hotel over the two years—and Laughner decided to sell, at quite a loss.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Asia’s companies have long traipsed to either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ for their public debuts.
—Jonathan Gan, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Having traipsed off the pitch in Orlando on July 1, a new Premier League season on August 16 was already on the horizon.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traipsed
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Three Knights pitchers tried in vain as the Bruins diced up the diamond even though UCF walked UCLA and NCAA home-run leader Megan Grant three times.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Miami took four hits off Manaea (0-1) over 3 2/3 innings, striking out three times, while Myers allowed the one run on one hit, walked one and struck out none in 1 1/3 innings.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The other day, an elephant wandered onto this very field.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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Conrad Weiser was a Pennsylvania German who had roamed the frontier for decades, learning the Indian languages and befriending Indian leaders, including some who encountered Washington in Ohio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The dinosaur roamed across what is now Montana and Wyoming, and across the western United States, which most likely looked like the Louisiana floodplain all those millions of years ago.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Just around the corner from the rally on Tajrish Square, in a tranquil park near the Cinema Museum of Iran, locals perused an open-air book stall and sipped tea, while couples strolled hand in hand.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The candidate strolled in with a videographer and photographer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Traipsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traipsed. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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