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
Hippos surfaced around us, elephants sauntered along the water’s edge, and an African fish eagle called overhead.
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Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023.
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Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Yoshinobu Yamamoto sauntered through the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse Saturday afternoon before a start that could have been etched in baseball lore.
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Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Meanwhile, Hôtel Plaza Athénée attracted everyone from composers working at neighboring Théâtre des Champs-Élysées to Hollywood A-listers and socialites like Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, and Jackie Kennedy—all of whom sauntered over to Dior to shop during their stay.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.
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CBS News,
13 May 2026
Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.
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ABC News,
12 May 2026
There was no introduction, not that the pop star really needs one, as Lipa sauntered onstage and immediately sang the song’s chorus.
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Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
Leaving the Heavener Football Center on Wednesday, Baugh sauntered several hundred yards to his car without a phone in his hands — a rare sight among his fellow students on the UF campus.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023.
—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Yoshinobu Yamamoto sauntered through the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse Saturday afternoon before a start that could have been etched in baseball lore.
—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Meanwhile, Hôtel Plaza Athénée attracted everyone from composers working at neighboring Théâtre des Champs-Élysées to Hollywood A-listers and socialites like Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, and Jackie Kennedy—all of whom sauntered over to Dior to shop during their stay.
—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.
—
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.
—
ABC News,
12 May 2026
There was no introduction, not that the pop star really needs one, as Lipa sauntered onstage and immediately sang the song’s chorus.
—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
Leaving the Heavener Football Center on Wednesday, Baugh sauntered several hundred yards to his car without a phone in his hands — a rare sight among his fellow students on the UF campus.
—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauntered
Verb
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Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
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More recently, Amal Clooney strolled through the South of France hand-in-hand with husband George in a black micro-mini with shorts peeking out underneath.
Verb
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The 1,200-pound giraffe, named Gracie, wandered away from her unfenced habitat at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, on June 12.
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At the time, the ranch said the giraffe had likely slipped through an enclosure gate and wandered into surrounding private ranchland.
Verb
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At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997.
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Fairbanks then walked Max Muncy, who moved to second on defensive indifference, and Heim delivered a two-run single.
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“Sauntered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauntered. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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