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also galavant
as in to wander
to move about from place to place aimlessly
gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall
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Recent Examples of gallivant
Employing her roommate and friend Fergus Campbell as a director, Latour gallivanted across Columbia's campus with roommates and friends as background actors.
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Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2024
Tonight, the gang is gallivanting off the yacht, the charter season’s first opportunity for extracurricular activity.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024
Book 2: The Viscount Who Loved Me Anthony Bridgerton is ready to get married after gallivanting around London.
—Kari Sonde, TIME, 21 May 2024
Scott, at his most creepy and conniving, plays Tom Ripley, a low-rent con artist in New York in the 1960s who gets the opportunity of a lifetime when a rich shipping magnate employs him to convince the man's wayward heir to come home and stop gallivanting across Italy.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2024
Tonight, the gang is gallivanting off the yacht, the charter season’s first opportunity for extracurricular activity.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024
Book 2: The Viscount Who Loved Me Anthony Bridgerton is ready to get married after gallivanting around London.
—Kari Sonde, TIME, 21 May 2024
Scott, at his most creepy and conniving, plays Tom Ripley, a low-rent con artist in New York in the 1960s who gets the opportunity of a lifetime when a rich shipping magnate employs him to convince the man's wayward heir to come home and stop gallivanting across Italy.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallivant
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After years of wandering through the desert, Texas finally got this right.Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Visitors are invited to park their cars and wander up the driveway to see cartoon characters and creatures heralding festive cheer.Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Thomas’ ancestors historically roamed throughout the Southwest.Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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The cayos—or keys—are plops of milky sand ringed by bright verdigris; the waters are roaming territory for squid, turtles, pelicans, and iguanas.Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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On the London six-piece’s striking debut, So Medieval, Nolan rambles and wails atop post-rock jams, knotty guitar riffs, and baroque pop flourishes.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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South Mountain is full of trails to ramble along and beautiful spots to watch the sunset over the city.Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Above the truck floats a symbol for the Mexica sun deity Tonatiuh.Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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This causes turtles to float in an awkward position with their rear ends elevated—making swimming considerably difficult and preventing the animal from diving far beneath the surface.Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Gallivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallivant. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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