Thesaurus results for AMBLED

ambled

verb

past tense of amble

as in strolled

to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park

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Recent Examples of ambled Several have pursued the White House in the decades since Ronald Reagan ambled into retirement, in January 1989. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Seth Wenig On a recent weekday morning, a steady stream of visitors ambled into the first floor gallery. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Right fielder Jason Lane ambled over in time to make the catch, then didn’t. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 When Coleman ambled onstage, the audience gasped and broke into applause. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026 Recently, after a bad defeat, my happy-go-lucky son, Peter, ambled over to another player, who was stone-faced with frustration and shame. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 The two ambled around the metal gates that keep out the people who don’t belong in the official areas, circled around the paved walkway and made their way toward the Aronimink clubhouse. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 The afternoon light sank into the blue harbor as the last tourists of the season ambled down the shoreline, grim-faced, confused. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 Groups of Irish setters and their owners ambled up Fifth Avenue, along with a cavalcade of classic cars, vintage fire trucks and a Depression-era San Diego police paddy wagon. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026

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Then, one cool afternoon toward the end of October, two bucks strolled out into the corn 200 yards down the fence.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Beachgoers strolled with coffee in hand, went for morning runs and walked their dogs.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of strolled

Verb

Five burros were killed and a driver was injured when a herd wandered onto the 215 Freeway in 2020.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
At one point, McLoughlin even snubbed Sylvester Stallone, another Kennedy Center Honoree who had wandered into the bar.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of wandered

Verb

Later in the inning, Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia walked in the tying run (credited to starter Tyler Glasnow for having initially loaded the bases).

— Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Finklea and his friend Ira Williams, 70, were shot to death when someone walked up to Finklea’s car along Northwest 30th Avenue and fired more than a dozen shots.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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