as in to saunter
US, informal
to walk or move in a slow and relaxed way
I think I'll mosey on over to the post office and see if the mail has come in yet. He moseyed up to the bar.
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Recent Examples of mosey
Finally, after going back far enough, the branch peeled away to reveal some wildlife moseying by.
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
Less spiritually minded Olympians can mosey over to the Village Club, right on the Seine, to relax.
—Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 24 July 2024
After a year of moseying around each other, divine intervention skewered us better than Cupid’s arrow, and we were brought together.
—Jillian Salas, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Cobblestone streets moseyed through a labyrinth of ancient stone buildings, and off in the distance rose the Gothic tower of a medieval cathedral.
—Barbara Noe Kennedy, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
Less spiritually minded Olympians can mosey over to the Village Club, right on the Seine, to relax.
—Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 24 July 2024
After a year of moseying around each other, divine intervention skewered us better than Cupid’s arrow, and we were brought together.
—Jillian Salas, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Cobblestone streets moseyed through a labyrinth of ancient stone buildings, and off in the distance rose the Gothic tower of a medieval cathedral.
—Barbara Noe Kennedy, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
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So the 6-foot-11 center sauntered out to the sideline during live play, shaking a few hands and taking a court-side seat to the left of Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke as the crowd stirred.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
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After its taste test, the bear snatches up the entire pumpkin, makes its way down the stairs, and casually saunters off with its prize.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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There was a college homecoming feel with members of the Divine Nine, the network of Black fraternities and sororities, stepping and strolling to upbeat music.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Still, the sporty jacket was stylish enough to wear for days spent city strolling thanks to elevated details like vertical ruching and a zippered split-hem.Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
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Children on the autism spectrum tend to wander, or elope, from home and other safe places at a higher rate than their peers, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Some bucks might wander 5 to 8 miles or more, while others move 2 miles or less.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Vampire bats typically fly near prey and then quickly walk or run on their thumbs and wrists to close in.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Nick Seidler, 56, of Wauwatosa, MSOE coordinator of special events, was walking to work outside the polling place and said he was encouraged to see so many students voting.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Across the country in Clark County, Nevada, just after 8 am in the low-ceilinged room at Calvary Red Rock Church just east of the Las Vegas strip, the band onstage was finishing its set, the lights went up, and Pastor Gregg Seymour strode onto stage, dressed as a garbageman.David Gilbert, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Part of the group then took the stage in one of the more striking scenes ever seen at a big Republican presidential rally: a row of clerics in Islamic garb and caps strode on stage as Trump greeted them with smiles, shaking their hands.Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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