moseyed

verb

past tense of mosey
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 The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026 Elsewhere in the kitchen, two roaches scaled the wall over the three-compartment sink; two moseyed across a cookline table near the microwave oven; one climbed the wall behind the stove; and one went solo under a cookline table. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 The Nashville Predators moseyed westward for a California swing that started with a tie-breaking triumph against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, continued with another deadlock-loosening clash with the Kings on Monday and will wrap up versus the Ducks on Tuesday. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 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
  1. strolled
  2. sauntered
  3. walked
  4. wandered
  5. strode
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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
  • The reality star sauntered alongside a number of VS supermodels, including new mother Barbara Palvin and rising superstar Tate McRae.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Dixie D’Amelio sauntered in wearing a shimmering black Gucci dress.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of sauntered
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  • 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
Definition of walked
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
  • As the book shows, into that incredibly fertile downtown atmosphere strode an artist determined to become himself.
    — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Heath jumped out of his skin, composed himself, strode over, grabbed my face in his hands and planted one right on me.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of strode

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“Moseyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moseyed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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