as in strolled
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
he lazily saunters about the French countryside, mostly photographing birds and flowers
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Recent Examples of sauntered
During the song's second verse, Hayley Williams of Paramore sauntered out, taking over on the vocals on the funky song.
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauntered
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Last October, Ann Watson strolled into her local Costco with a shopping list and a sense of purpose.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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The father and daughter had strolled along the beach before heading home to Fairview, Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems said.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Sep. 2025
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The bear then wandered into an adjacent property across the street and was eventually euthanized under New Jersey Fish and Wildlife’s response criteria for category 1 bears, in which the animals are considered a threat to public safety and property.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wildlife officials euthanized a black bear this week after the animal wandered into a Dollar General in northern New Jersey and bit a woman.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Travis Kelce walked on the field toward the Kansas City Chiefs’ sideline, just a few steps away from the tunnel that would take him to the postgame locker room.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the summer of 1969 — weeks before the first humans walked on the moon — Manabe and Bryan recreated the Earth.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sauntered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauntered. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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