as in stroll
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 to stroll
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 saunter
Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Fatu removed a werewolf mask and sauntered down to the ring.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Edwards drained a long 2-pointer on the next possession to wrap it up, sauntering to the edge of the court during a timeout to encourage the crowd to get even louder.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
Fans even saw Sol up close and personal when the singer momentarily vanished from the stage and sauntered down the aisle.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025
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Suddenly, a raccoon popped out from the bleachers, sauntered over the actors’ entrance tunnel, and vanished under a seat.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Fatu removed a werewolf mask and sauntered down to the ring.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Edwards drained a long 2-pointer on the next possession to wrap it up, sauntering to the edge of the court during a timeout to encourage the crowd to get even louder.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
Fans even saw Sol up close and personal when the singer momentarily vanished from the stage and sauntered down the aisle.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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Shelling, also known as beachcombing, is strolling along the seashore in search of seashells.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
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Outside of the spa, stroll the Lichtentaler Allee, a famous park dotted with sculptures, rose gardens, and Belle Époque architecture.—
Sofia Markovich,
Travel + Leisure,
24 July 2025
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The city earned a bike score of 57.6 and walk score of 61.5 — the latter being nearly 12 points higher than Madison's walk score.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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The resort’s white-sand Rosa Marina beach club (with Blue Flag ranking, lifeguards, loungers and umbrellas) is a short walk from the hotel, but guests can also take a trolley to get to the sea.—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Between all that, cosplayers wander around and fans stop to buy action figures, play video games and meet their favorite artists.—
Olivia Petty,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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So why are astronomers suddenly so many interstellar objects wandering through our Solar System?—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Saunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saunter. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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