gad (about) 1 of 3

gadabout

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noun

gadabout

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gad (about)
Noun
Hardly the schedule of a social gadabout. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2021 The giggling gadabout who dies penniless. Cory Oldweiler, Star Tribune, 11 Dec. 2020 The wild career of David Johansen — New York Dolls frontman, punk gadabout, occasional actor, and Buster Poindexter portrayer — will be the focus of an upcoming documentary co-directed by Martin Scorsese. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023 For those of us who won’t be joining in the sybaritic excursion, Matches is bringing the Riviera gadabout vibes to all with capsule collections of women’s, men’s and home products curated by Sciò and Rabensteiner. Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 5 May 2022 But a linesman stepped in and prevented the gadabout angler from bringing in the catch. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021 He was inundated with offers and tried to avoid being typecast as the likable gadabout. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021 Writer, comedian, and social gadabout Lucas Murphy sits down with friends and contemporaries to solve the New York Times crossword puzzle. Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2020 So, a solar charging system fits perfectly with your gadabout persona. The Editors, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gad (about)
Verb
  • Room to roam: Wild Heaven Beer West End Communal seating, fire pits, and clear lines of sight to children running around offer ample opportunities to relax.
    Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Loading your audio article SAN JOSE — Karlie Lema had the ball at her feet and plenty of green grass to roam.
    Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In a TikTok video that has since gone viral, the peripatetic music teacher recounted her mortifying experience.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Once a week, some combination of me, Juli, Josh, K.C., S.K., and Suzie walked the streets and rode the subways like peripatetic monks of a dying order.
    Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Elderly residents wandered off without supervision, medications weren’t properly administered, and emergency pull cords in some bedrooms didn’t work, the state alleged.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Visitors can wander over 50 acres of natural beauty, including an interactive area for children, a wetland garden featuring native species, and a dedicated space housing over 1,500 roses.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In other examples of actions Hartford Healthcare took, the system sent nurses to other hospitals, built and bought warehouses, shut down ambulatory surgery centers to move staff around and into hospitals, with a workforce that was then more than 40,000 strong, Flaks said.
    Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Sedation Ink rents space and blocks out time at various ambulatory surgery centers across Miami-Dade for its tattoo sessions.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Their weapon, the Sarmat, is named for centuries-old nomads who traversed the steppe on horse.
    Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Inspired by the plight of the serfs and his experience among Siberian nomads and the watchmakers of Jura, Switzerland, among other influences, Kropotkin became a luminary of anarchist communism.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • As another season at Tottenham Hotspur drifts towards an uncertain close, questions over the future of head coach Ange Postecoglou loom large.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped 0.3% after drifting between small gains and losses several times through the day.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Visitors can stroll downtown and receive samplings as well as a complimentary flower from each location.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
  • From learning just enough French to ordering your café et croissant from the neighborhood boulangerie, to strolling around an artistic arrondissement, taking in the various shops and street style at a leisurely pace.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • More than 75% of all U.S. leisure travelers participate in cultural or heritage activities such as visiting museums.
    Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Visit California, the state’s tourism agency, revised its overall projections for 2025 visitor spending this month to $160 billion from $166 billion, following the slowdown in the growth of international travelers and the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in January.
    Ceylan Yeğinsu, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Gad (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gad%20%28about%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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