as in strolls
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure
tourists on a morning saunter around the old section of the city
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as in wanders
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 saunters
People Staff, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
But the cat is so busy chasing its tail, the mouse saunters away and curls up for a nap.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Traditional camping lights that rely on PIR suffer from the same faults that annoy homeowners whose security lights blaze into action at two in the morning when a cat saunters past their garage.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
But luckily for Lisa, Britani saunters over and launches into a complete play-by-play.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Elle Macpherson flawlessly saunters on the carpet at the 40th anniversary of the Marie Claire Beauty Awards of Excellence on May 13 in Madrid.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
But the cat is so busy chasing its tail, the mouse saunters away and curls up for a nap.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Traditional camping lights that rely on PIR suffer from the same faults that annoy homeowners whose security lights blaze into action at two in the morning when a cat saunters past their garage.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
But luckily for Lisa, Britani saunters over and launches into a complete play-by-play.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saunters
Noun
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One of the most pleasing strolls in any northern seaside town is along Morecambe’s Stone Jetty.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 May 2026
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Together, the pieces create a relaxed, breezy, resort-ready silhouette that transitions from beach towns to evening strolls.—
Paris Wilson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
Verb
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His daughter yelps delightedly as a calf wanders close to the fence.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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In the ensuing panic, Jesus (Bilal Hasna) wanders off down to Earth and is befriended by a former street hustler named Harry the Fish (Mark Addy).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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That was plenty of support for Sox starter Davis Martin, who allowed four runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks in 5 2/3 innings.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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In the bottom of the inning, the Stags loaded the bases on two walks and a single with no outs before Johns Hopkins graduate student pitcher Dylan Zucker delivered four straight balls to Martin to push the winning run across the plate.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2026
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“Saunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saunters. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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