walkabout

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Recent Examples of walkabout George, 11, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6, were joined by their parents Prince William and Kate Middleton and the rest of the royal family for the annual Dec. 25 walkabout following a morning church service at St. Mary Magdalene on Sandringham’s grounds. Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Those eft walkabouts are a critical time to look for the best food while the juvenile newt grows and matures. Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024 Their little walkabout date is so awkward and wonderful. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024 The video begins with a clip of William and Kate during a walkabout on The Mall, by Buckingham Palace, in London, on May 5, 2023, one day before King Charles III's coronation. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for walkabout
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Noun
  • Harrowing images — of the explosion over the Potomac after a Black Hawk helicopter collided with a plane, and of a Delta flight upside-down on the runway in Toronto — have people spooked about their next trip.
    Victoria Chamberlin, Vox, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The husband and wife duo took their kids Michael, 18, — his girlfriend, Sunni Gaines — Brendan, 16, and Grace, 15, on a trip to Paris, France.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Just a couple of days later, on the 3rd, Mercury (the planet of technology, communication, and travel) shifts into Aries.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The study pulled data across three weighted categories: Work and home: housing cost index (10%), median family income Index (10%), work from home index (5%), work life balance index (10%), commute travel time index (5%).
    Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Multiples of the same person are a huge no-no, so 18 first tries to kill 17, but the Mickeys have to work together when the expedition’s banally evil leader, talk-show host/wannabe dictator Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo), wants to exterminate them along with the Creepers.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Polar research and expeditions were considered inherently masculine endeavors unsuitable for women during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, which began in 1897 and lasted until 1922.
    Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In return, the adventurer received the first Lhasa Apso dog that was brought to the U.S.) McFadden’s initial trek to Tibet with Holkar planted the seeds for the Sacred River Festival — to salute and preserve India’s rich musical and dance heritage, according to Olden.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
  • But the Kalalau Trail, a bucket-list trek with zero cell service that hugs Kauai’s storied Na Pali coastline, isn’t just another hike.
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On Saline’s first drive, Carr — who nearly had his first throw get picked off — went 6-for-6 for 55 yards as the nine-play, 80-yard march was capped by a 15-yard TD run by Rush.
    Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
    Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2020
Noun
  • No one should be happy with Florida Power & Light’s historic request for a nearly $9 billion rate hike.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Expect price hikes on fresh produce that heavily relies on imports.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • About 4% of the world’s maritime trade and more than 40% of US container traffic traverses canal.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
  • For food and wine lovers To book: Tauck, Uniworld, Riverside Just about every European river cruise traverses at least one famous wine-making region.
    Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Daniels’ first foray into the horror genre shot to No. 1 on Netflix after dropping Aug. 30, which may have a little bit — or a whole lot — to do with Close, who clearly had the time of her life playing a tramp named Alberta.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
  • On March 7, 1913, rescuers were desperately searching the same waters for survivors of the Alum Cine, a British tramp steamer, that exploded while being loaded with 350 tons of dynamite (nine boxcars’ worth) that was bound to Panama for construction of the canal that was underway.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024

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“Walkabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkabout. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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