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as in walks
to go on foot
traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee
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as in wanders
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 traipses
Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The roomie is furious, giving chase as Yun-ji traipses off to receive her overnight delivery.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Binoculars swinging from their necks, the group heads across North West Street and traipses through the government campus toward the Statehouse whose southernmost lawns host more habitat for migrating birds.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The roomie is furious, giving chase as Yun-ji traipses off to receive her overnight delivery.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traipses
Verb
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Twenty-seven floors above the hotel lobby, Luka Dončić walks to the table near the floor-length windows, plops down on a chair and, within minutes, is sipping on a double espresso.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The episode walks viewers from initial flights on the aluminium frame, through the carbon-fibre upgrade, wheel retraction and steering tests, to final flights after iterative weight reduction and control tuning.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Yet Arthur’s night takes an unexpected turn for the better when a guard named Patrick (Cúán Hosty-Blaney playing our second Patrick of the series) wanders in, one Arthur already knows from his nights at the Angel.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Olivia Meares wanders the town’s streets late into the night.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of all her amazing travels and adventures, the one that stands out for me is her trip with a friend to Knight Inlet Lodge, in Black Creek, British Columbia, to view the grizzlies.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the past five or so years, airlines have seen a surge in passengers flying for pleasure who were willing to buy their way into premium economy or business class cabins on their own dime for a little extra comfort during their travels.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hayes isn’t the only one who has made it, yet still treads carefully with their money.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Trying for nonchalance, Emil treads water.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Their nearest relative, the gray wolf, still roams forests and tundras.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Jack the Ripper roams the streets in search of his next victim.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the White Lotus actress, 31, strolls in a pair of silver flats.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Into this space strolls Hai (Piseth Chhun).—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Described as a redemption drama, Laya follows a young woman who drifts from place to place carrying an unresolved anger from the loss of her father at a young age, until her path crosses with a lonely ex-criminal, also haunted by shadows from the past.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
21 Sep. 2025
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On Île Sainte-Marguerite, eucalyptus drifts through pine forests.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jacob Latreille, 21, is accused of killing 13 alligators during overnight trips in April after videos of these hunts were found on the phones of his friends.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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If companies like SpaceX get their way, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) could someday be filled with refueling depots, enabling commercial trips to the Moon and possibly Mars.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Traipses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traipses. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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