as in strolled
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 moseyed
As for the living roaches, two were crawling on a prep area wall, two moseyed under an oven and four were by a prep kitchen ice machine.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Many of the students moseyed over to Torero Stadium to take in USD’s 2025 football season opener against Cal Poly.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Kevin Costner's John Dutton may have moseyed on into the sunset.
—EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The multicolored under glow on Motley’s Hellcat twinkled while attendees moseyed around the car, pointing fingers and asking questions.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Collin moseyed back to the ranch house and waited.
—Jon Billman, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2017
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Many of the students moseyed over to Torero Stadium to take in USD’s 2025 football season opener against Cal Poly.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Kevin Costner's John Dutton may have moseyed on into the sunset.
—EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The multicolored under glow on Motley’s Hellcat twinkled while attendees moseyed around the car, pointing fingers and asking questions.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Collin moseyed back to the ranch house and waited.
—Jon Billman, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moseyed
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On Monday, Rangers manager Skip Schumaker strolled to the mound in the fifth inning to tell his pitcher Carter Baumler something.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Madison Booker set the Longhorns' scoring record for the NCAA Tournament as Texas shook off an early test from Oregon and strolled to 100-58 victory at Moody Center.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Mar. 2026
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Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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So there sauntered Judge, one of the most stoic sluggers in a sport full of them.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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According to State Police, the students walked to a local business in Lincoln, New Hampshire with school staff and troopers to wait until a new bus arrived.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Taylor Swift walked the carpet in 2015, with a helmet-like bob with Goldilocks curls.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Colorado has 18 wolves outfitted with collars, plus pups and others that wandered from neighboring states.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Owners stood beside their cars on the lawn, residents and visitors wandered freely through the park, and hot rods shared space with antiques and other classic automobiles.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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As the group hopped and grunted, Keuilian strode through the room with a video crew, shooting a Squire promo (two takes).—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Yordan Alvarez strode to the plate.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Moseyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moseyed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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