as in strolled
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 sauntered
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.
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Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
So there sauntered Judge, one of the most stoic sluggers in a sport full of them.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Sara sauntered across campus in a swarm of girls, who delighted in practicing their English skills on her.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Alex Consani sauntered down the runway in a pair of ruffled red lace trousers, her bottom pushed over the top of the leather waistband like a pair of breasts in a pushup bra.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
Paddington sauntered onstage and blinked.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Eng cheerfully sauntered into the exam room but abruptly stopped in her black heels.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
As the undulant hills beyond the valley turned blue in front of me, a cat sauntered onto the veranda and wound its tail around my ankles.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
So there sauntered Judge, one of the most stoic sluggers in a sport full of them.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Sara sauntered across campus in a swarm of girls, who delighted in practicing their English skills on her.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Alex Consani sauntered down the runway in a pair of ruffled red lace trousers, her bottom pushed over the top of the leather waistband like a pair of breasts in a pushup bra.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
Paddington sauntered onstage and blinked.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Eng cheerfully sauntered into the exam room but abruptly stopped in her black heels.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
As the undulant hills beyond the valley turned blue in front of me, a cat sauntered onto the veranda and wound its tail around my ankles.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauntered
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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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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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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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“Sauntered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauntered. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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