promenade 1 of 2

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

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promenade

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verb

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Recent Examples of promenade
Noun
Later, hundreds of naked bike riders promenaded around the event, most wearing hats to protect from the hot sun. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023 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
Verb
Admire the limelight in the iconic La Croisette promenade, then head up the hill to Le Suquet, Cannes’ charming old quarter. AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025 Walk The Boardwalk Virginia Beach's oceanside promenade promises a lovely sunrise or evening stroll. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025 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, 19 Sep. 2025
  • What better way to enjoy these last squeezin’s of heat than soaking them in on a beach boardwalk?
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • People walk on the UCLA campus on July 30, 2025, in Los Angeles.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The thick rubber sole feels sturdy and helps with shock absorption to make walking long distances comfortable.
    Austen Tosone, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That includes fire-resistant construction, geothermal systems, advanced energy storage, shaded walkways, and recycled water to support the gardens while reducing environmental impact.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This family-friendly DIY is perfect for hiding around your garden, displaying on your porch, or using to decorate your walkway.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Consequently, Riyadh received DF-3A missiles in the late 1980s, only parading them in public for the first time in 2014.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Nurse continued to tap into her fashion roots by dressing in bold colors, parading red lipstick and nail polish.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rahill is the master of male-loneliness epidemic comedy, and his best work absorbs the collective unconscious of the internet’s aimless single dudes who sermonize to their phones from front seats of cars in dead mall parking lots, then spits it back out as a ridiculous reflection.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Burch’s, where Denise bought her clogs, was out at Valley River Center, an indoor mall on the outskirts of town.
    Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Farke’s rhetoric on the subject is treading a precarious line, too.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But the Chiefs treading on dangerous ground absent some life from the offense.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ramirez padded the lead in the eighth with his 21st homer, a two-run shot to left, and Joey Wiemer had an RBI single in the ninth.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Stock market crashes create opportunities to pad your share count at lower per-share prices.
    Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jones strode into the Superdome on Sunday wearing something out of the pages of a Euro fashion magazine — an Army-green linen suit with a floppy belt and no socks.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Then, a black horse strode between the trees, beelining for Stires.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Promenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promenade. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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