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as in walked
to go on foot
traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee
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as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
a group of friends traipsing around the country the summer after graduation
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Recent Examples of traipsed
Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
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ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.
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Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
As such, its mass of untamed, scrubby green can today be traipsed through on foot or horseback, via ethereal blue coves such as Cala Marinella, the odd wandering fox and to the soothing rhythm of Aleppo pines rustling in the hot wind.
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Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
By the end of the war in 1944, the hotel had seen its share of wear and tear—more than 100,000 servicemen traipsed through the hotel over the two years—and Laughner decided to sell, at quite a loss.
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Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
Asia’s companies have long traipsed to either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ for their public debuts.
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Jonathan Gan,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2025
Having traipsed off the pitch in Orlando on July 1, a new Premier League season on August 16 was already on the horizon.
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Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.
—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
As such, its mass of untamed, scrubby green can today be traipsed through on foot or horseback, via ethereal blue coves such as Cala Marinella, the odd wandering fox and to the soothing rhythm of Aleppo pines rustling in the hot wind.
—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
By the end of the war in 1944, the hotel had seen its share of wear and tear—more than 100,000 servicemen traipsed through the hotel over the two years—and Laughner decided to sell, at quite a loss.
—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
Asia’s companies have long traipsed to either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ for their public debuts.
—
Jonathan Gan,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2025
Having traipsed off the pitch in Orlando on July 1, a new Premier League season on August 16 was already on the horizon.
—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traipsed
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Kyle Teel walked and then Andrew Benintendi doubled.
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Spears' budding models — whose father is Kevin Federline — walked the Vetements menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show on Friday, June 26, proving that they're built for the stage just like their mom.
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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.
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The age of sail, when pirates like Johnny Depp’s fictional Jack Sparrow roamed the seven seas, ended about 200 years ago.
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Earlier this month, dozens of police officers, hunters and city officials were deployed in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, to catch a bear that roamed the streets for four days, forcing mass school closures.
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To my surprise, Conway showed up, walking Clyde; Bores strolled past me in a dark suit.
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Others strolled barefoot through the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, named after a courageous man who fought for freedom, not for presidents.
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“Traipsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traipsed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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