variants
also galavanted
as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall
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And wandered around in the alleyway behind her florist job in Venice.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024 -
Betsy, her Elf on the Shelf, had wandered off.—
Seth Carnell,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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For the past 12 months our photographers have roamed hotel rooms, celebrity homes and even hideaways of the Hollywood Bowl in search of transcendent shots of Hollywood and arts figures in their element.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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The mastodon, a distant relative of modern elephants, roamed the region thousands of years ago.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Dec. 2024
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The plan, reported in January in The Age newspaper, has been floated by the three most powerful and richest cricket nations - India, Australia and England who would be part of a top tier consisting of seven teams.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Then, in the second inning, a routine fly ball floated toward left-center field with one out and the bases empty.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Gallivanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallivanted. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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