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as in treading
to go on foot
traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee
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as in wandering
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 traipsing
Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
After all that traveling and traipsing, grab a pick-me-up at one of the many craft beer, wine, and cocktail spots around town.
—Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly for a Witcher season 4 cover story, showrunner Lauren Hissrich exclusively confirms that Minnie Driver will not return as the shape-shifting, time-traveling, parallel world-traipsing Seanchaí.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
One of the first celebrities to be regularly photographed in her everyday clothes, Birkin was an early icon of street style, traipsing around Paris in sneakers and rumpled sweaters, wicker basket in hand.
—Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Who wants thousands of people traipsing through their neighborhoods?
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
This guy comes for a holiday and has 23 cars and a bike squad traipsing around, and the same again at his next port of call.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
From then on, our Christmas Eve ritual took a new form—fancy dinner, followed by midnight Mass, then home for presents before traipsing to bed.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
After all that traveling and traipsing, grab a pick-me-up at one of the many craft beer, wine, and cocktail spots around town.
—Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly for a Witcher season 4 cover story, showrunner Lauren Hissrich exclusively confirms that Minnie Driver will not return as the shape-shifting, time-traveling, parallel world-traipsing Seanchaí.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
One of the first celebrities to be regularly photographed in her everyday clothes, Birkin was an early icon of street style, traipsing around Paris in sneakers and rumpled sweaters, wicker basket in hand.
—Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Who wants thousands of people traipsing through their neighborhoods?
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
This guy comes for a holiday and has 23 cars and a bike squad traipsing around, and the same again at his next port of call.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traipsing
Adjective
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The property is also within short walking distance of some recognizable hot spots: the Staples Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center.—
Adam Lapetina,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2020
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These people are all within walking distance of one another in Rhinebeck.—
Ben Brantley,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2020
Verb
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The Loons have been, at best, treading water over the past month, and the veteran Trapp knows no one is going to throw them a life preserver.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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For now, economic heavyweights California and New York are treading water but could easily tip the scales.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The human brain is highly susceptible to often unproductive mind-wandering, and modern technology has only made the problem worse.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
7 Jan. 2026
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The cafe is known for its panoramic view of small planes taking off or landing but also for past concerns about customers wandering off the driveway into the path of taxiing planes.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The set-up inside the circle felt more like a rehearsal space, with the group clustered together while also roaming freely around the stage, playing to different parts of the audience.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the lead-up to Election Day, Sliwa has only ramped up his campaign, packing his schedule and roaming across all five boroughs.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While strolling in New York City, Katie Holmes went for a casual vibe in baggy black jeans with a light jacket and a crossbody bag, while Jennifer Garner's pair had a touch of subtle elegance with gold-tone hardware.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Shuter also reported that, in Aspen, the couple were seen shopping together and holding hands while strolling around the ski town.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Traipsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traipsing. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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