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as in boardwalk
a public place for strolling a beautifully landscaped park with a wide promenade along the riverside

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verb

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Noun
Its car-free old town is the perfect spot to explore by foot, offering a picturesque waterfront promenade and cobblestone streets lined with charming cafés, boutique shops, and historic landmarks such as Diocletian's Palace. Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025 Inaugurated by Monaco’s Prince Albert II on Wednesday, the €2 billion ($2.1 billion) luxury development features a marina, seaside promenade and swathes of new high-end housing. Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
Noah McWilliams’s two-monitor video divides a promenading entity from its legs, which are relegated to the lower screen. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023 Read full article Cooper commanded an equally ghoulish and genteel stage presence, promenading with his signature cane and top hat beneath a massive set of inflatable fangs protruding from the ceiling. Victoria Wasylak, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for promenade 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promenade
Noun
  • Nearby Juno Beach is home the famous Juno Beach Pier, a 990-foot boardwalk that’s a popular spot for fishing and sunset chasing.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Located near the boardwalk, the hotel has cozy rooms with spacious bathrooms, and suites with extra seating areas.
    Jean Chen Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The defensive midfielder, 36, last featured for Villarreal during the 2023-24 season and looks to have walked away from football by taking up a career in a whole other sport.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Drake continued his tour tradition of walking through the crowd to get to the stage.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The $2 million in federal funding that Simon secured on Jan. 13 was earmarked for maintaining and enhancing pedestrian walkways under Interstate 880 between Chinatown and Oakland’s waterfront.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The space features a long stone walkway, creating a dramatic runway for the groom and his mom and the bride and her father to walk down the aisle.
    Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Representatives from the International Committee for the Red Cross signed release papers provided by the Hamas militants, and the hostages were briefly paraded on stage and made to wave to the crowd before being whisked away to be transferred to the Israeli military.
    Mick Krever, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Hollywood powers were so intimidated that Jack Warner and Louis B Mayer, head of MGM, paraded before congressional committees to defend their patriotism.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, but: The option to build a shorter pedestrian mall is still viable regardless of support from property owners, council members Aurin Chowdhury and Jason Chavez told Axios.
    Kyle Stokes, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The incident occurred at a mall that houses Republican US Rep. Glenn Grothman's district office.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Without this deal, Carolina was treading water and the Hawks still get a decent shot to at least take a swing at Mikko R. again this summer.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The transitional government has also decided to tread cautiously with Russia, the old regime’s main external backer.
    Volker Perthes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The primary winners in two GOP-heavy districts are expected to help Republicans in Congress pad a narrow 3-seat majority that will get even slimmer if U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican of New York, is confirmed as Trump’s United Nations ambassador.
    Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Other leaders wondered whether executives close to Trump would use that access to help build up their industries — or just to pad their own interests.
    Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The mystery madam struts through the mansion and heads straight to the backyard, striding confidently past the other women.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Former Vice President Mike Pence strode confidently through a hall that contained protestors calling for his death just over four years ago, on his way to the winter air.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025

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