variants
also galavant
as in to wander
to move about from place to place aimlessly
gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall
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Recent Examples of gallivant
The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.
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Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Don Jazzy tells me that while most of the industry gallivanted over the festive season, Rema was recording, too.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2024
The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.
—Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
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Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Don Jazzy tells me that while most of the industry gallivanted over the festive season, Rema was recording, too.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2024
The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.
—Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gallivant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallivant
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Then of course, there’s wandering through some of the region’s rich history.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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July is your season to wander off the map and breathe easier.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2025
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Tesla’s robotaxis will roam city streets, and humanoid robots dubbed Optimus will perform everyday tasks.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Since then, Tex, who sports a yellow ear tag, has been roaming around and randomly making appearances.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
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Petro has been criticized for his unconventional approach to statesmanship, often publishing rambling late-night posts on X criticizing his opponents.—
Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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On Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR made official what the Ram trucks parked in the fan midway and the Ram show truck rambling about the grounds had already shouted all weekend—unless Stellantis has taken up recreational tailgating.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Things like random number generators, small math errors (called floating point issues) or even delays in hardware (like GPUs) can all make AI answers change, even if the input stays the same.—
Saurabh Sarkar,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The alien designs are suitably weird and inspired, from the mind-reading floating manta ray Questa (Jameela Jamil) to the rock monster Tegmen (Matthias Schweighöfer).—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
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“Gallivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallivant. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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