as in travels
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to move from one place to another
We wended through the narrow streets.
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Recent Examples of wends
In the first onscreen interaction between them, Rue, now working as a drug mule for a dealer named Laurie (Martha Kelly), wends her way through a labyrinthine house party before meeting Alamo, sitting in a hot tub, flanked by four strippers, and wearing a Speedo and a cowboy hat.
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Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Late Thursday night the Taliban’s military launched attacks on Pakistani positions along some sections of their porous and disputed border that wends 1,600 miles through rugged mountains and desert.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Çatak’s anti-state message acquires an ambiguous power as the movie wends onward, with an enigmatic final shot that finds Aziz tasting clear-skies freedom but still from behind confines of a sort.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Earlier this year, Aleah rode for the first time in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, a beloved local race that wends into the mountains every Memorial Day weekend.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2018
Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Late Thursday night the Taliban’s military launched attacks on Pakistani positions along some sections of their porous and disputed border that wends 1,600 miles through rugged mountains and desert.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Çatak’s anti-state message acquires an ambiguous power as the movie wends onward, with an enigmatic final shot that finds Aziz tasting clear-skies freedom but still from behind confines of a sort.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Earlier this year, Aleah rode for the first time in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, a beloved local race that wends into the mountains every Memorial Day weekend.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wends
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The ship, small by cruise liner standards, travels to the Antarctic.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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Lenz portrays Rebecca Clarke, a recent widow who travels with her 11-year-old daughter Sarah (Morgan) to the Western Canadian frontier to escape a threat back home and make a fresh start following her husband’s death.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Down bodies, but never faith, the Timberwolves’ mission marches forward a few troops lighter, but the belief as firm as ever.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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Dating to the 1960s, Odom was part of the civil rights movement, offering nursing services during Chicago Freedom Movement marches.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Then, if everything proceeds on time at Burnham Yard and the project moves forward, the Broncos wouldn’t start playing there until the 2031 season.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Allen, 31, a teacher from California, was arrested after the incident, and a judge ordered him Thursday to remain held in custody as the case proceeds.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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As the story goes, this particular treasure hunter spent several days in those harsh conditions, carefully following a pre-determined grid pattern to ensure every square foot of the desertscape was scanned.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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The place was an ultra-slick design temple conceived by Ian Schrager and Philippe Starck, and its high-wattage shellac invited a sort of anything-goes naughtiness.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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This is the first time a drone delivery platform connects directly to a restaurant's point of sale, which speeds things up behind the scenes.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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This immediacy compresses decision-making timelines and speeds the pace of engagements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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The central Sahel is defined by the continent-spanning arid belt that passes through Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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An egg that passes visual and smell inspection up to three weeks past the expiration date is almost certainly still good, regardless of what the carton says.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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As the conversation progresses, dialogue options branch in real time as Phaedra shares more intimate details of what she's been going through and how the virus is evolving within her.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Dermatologists say that delay is one of the biggest barriers to effective care and one of the main reasons the condition progresses.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
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The building’s backstory runs almost as deep as its celebrity roster.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 May 2026
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Fans of First Watch in the Treasure Valley can expect more locations, according to Richards, owner and operator of Rise and Smile, the restaurant franchise group that runs First Watch locations in Idaho and Utah.—
Michael Deeds
May 7,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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“Wends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wends. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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