promenade 1 of 2

as in boardwalk
a public place for strolling a beautifully landscaped park with a wide promenade along the riverside

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verb

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Noun
The property, which is accessible to the Singapore River promenade and close to the Great World City MRT station, is popular among developers given its proximity to the Raffles Place central business district and Orchard Road shopping precinct. Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2025 Eastern Promenade Covering the eastern corner of the city, the sprawling promenade features 180-degree views of Casco Bay. Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
Later, hundreds of naked bike riders promenaded around the event, most wearing hats to protect from the hot sun. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023 Noah McWilliams’s two-monitor video divides a promenading entity from its legs, which are relegated to the lower screen. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for promenade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promenade
Noun
  • Take a stroll along the Granite Park boardwalk after your meal.
    Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
  • This park offers plenty opportunities for no-swim manatee sightings, from the boardwalk over Pepper Creek to an underwater observation bubble.
    Valerie Rains, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Those who hike the trail have the opportunity to summit Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the northeast, walk along a peaceful creek, or follow in the footsteps of history where the trail becomes part of the towpath for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
  • And feet are kind of important for walking, running and standing.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Entertainment and Amenities Sliding doors reveal a lower deck wrapped in plush cream sofas—perfect for catching a Croatian sea breeze with a late-night brandy snifter or a fresh morning latte—and a walkway circling to a watersports platform.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The elliptical walkway in the current design, which harks back to the onePulse approach, may be its most lasting impact.
    Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • All over the island, Balinese people parade Ogoh-Ogoh—giant papier-mâché effigies of demons—that symbolize the ongoing battle between good and evil.
    Johanna Read, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Bibas family The boys' remains were returned Saturday, following a ceremony which saw Hamas militants parade their coffins on stage in scenes that have been widely condemned by human rights groups and the international community.
    Max Butterworth, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Before the advent of bookstores in malls or standalones, as Barnes & Noble has today, nearly every drug store had a rack of the latest paperbacks, which spun around in portable wire kiosks.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Since the mall site is about 5,000 square feet bigger than the library building, there will be more than enough room for the bookstore.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The looming tariff prospects have caused uneasiness among investors, with the S & P 500 treading water through a volatile first two months of the year.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
  • More to Read Review: ‘Bacon’ treads the line between love and abuse for teenage boys in a Rogue Machine powerhouse Feb. 12, 2025 Douglas Lyons writes comedies centering Black women.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Kevin Hassett, an economic adviser to Trump, denied that last week, arguing taxpayers would pad their savings with stimulus checks.
    David Goldman, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Melo has padded his record with wins over lower card competition like Boise State does every year.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Guehi can often be seen striding forward with the ball and moving Palace from back to front.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Momoa previously portrayed Aquaman in the DC Cinematic Universe; as James Gunn strides toward re-setting DC's presence on the big screen with July's Superman, Momoa will now costar with House of the Dragon's Milly Alcock as Supergirl's title character.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Promenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promenade. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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