walkabout

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Recent Examples of walkabout George, 11, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6, were joined by their parents Prince William and Kate Middleton and the rest of the royal family for the annual Dec. 25 walkabout following a morning church service at St. Mary Magdalene on Sandringham’s grounds. Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Those eft walkabouts are a critical time to look for the best food while the juvenile newt grows and matures. Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024 Their little walkabout date is so awkward and wonderful. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024 The video begins with a clip of William and Kate during a walkabout on The Mall, by Buckingham Palace, in London, on May 5, 2023, one day before King Charles III's coronation. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for walkabout
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Noun
  • Whitworth was on a hunting trip in Buffalo, New York, when police executed the warrants.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Explore Kip Moore See latest videos, charts and news In preparation, Moore has taken his annual trip to rejuvenate in Maui, a place he’s found respite since 2014.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
  • However that storm could bring major travel disruptions to the mid-Atlantic, AccuWeather meteorologists noted.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Most base layers will be in the 160-grams-per-square-meter (lightweight) to 260-gsm range (heavyweight or expedition weight).
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
  • While the grizzly was on this raiding expedition, a smaller grizzly must have invaded the area.
    Tom Stacer, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The father who went hiking with his son last weekend agreed to talk about the trek but asked that they not be identified.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
  • His upcoming California concert trek will mix favorites by The Zombies with songs from Blunstone’s solo albums and from his tenure with Parsons.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On Saline’s first drive, Carr — who nearly had his first throw get picked off — went 6-for-6 for 55 yards as the nine-play, 80-yard march was capped by a 15-yard TD run by Rush.
    Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
    Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2020
Noun
  • Auto-pay ensures timely payments, reducing the risk of late fees and interest rate hikes.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Credit cards are still one of the most expensive ways to borrow money after the Federal Reserve’s string of interest rate hikes lifted the average credit card rate to more than 20% — near an all-time high.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The fastest way to this perch is a 50-mile traverse from Mount Trumbull Schoolhouse.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The employment of a multi-hop architecture allows for the rapid traverse of great distances, enabling a single mission to reach multiple geologic units within a timespan conducive to system survival in a harsh radiation environment.
    Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2020
Noun
  • Daniels’ first foray into the horror genre shot to No. 1 on Netflix after dropping Aug. 30, which may have a little bit — or a whole lot — to do with Close, who clearly had the time of her life playing a tramp named Alberta.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
  • On March 7, 1913, rescuers were desperately searching the same waters for survivors of the Alum Cine, a British tramp steamer, that exploded while being loaded with 350 tons of dynamite (nine boxcars’ worth) that was bound to Panama for construction of the canal that was underway.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024

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“Walkabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkabout. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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