Thesaurus results for SAUNTERED

sauntered

verb

past tense of saunter

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 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 The longtime Bruce Springsteen and Conan O’Brien drummer then sauntered onstage, sticks in hand. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026 While the kids’ father, Sam, took them for a swim, Mymonie sauntered by the road and searched for wild-grape leaves. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 With that, Carpenter — who’d performed his loose, eccentric opening set barefoot and in shorts — sauntered out looking noticeably more dressed-up. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 The duo sauntered on the screen with margaritas (made with Astral Tequila) in hand. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026 Hippos surfaced around us, elephants sauntered along the water’s edge, and an African fish eagle called overhead. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 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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