variants
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
The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.
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Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Don Jazzy tells me that while most of the industry gallivanted over the festive season, Rema was recording, too.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2024
The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.
—Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
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Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Don Jazzy tells me that while most of the industry gallivanted over the festive season, Rema was recording, too.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2024
The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.
—Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gallivant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallivant
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George, a backyard community cat who took up residence at the Loma Verde complex in Lakeland, Florida, grew impatient after getting neutered at the local SPCA and wandered nearly three miles back home, according to a press release shared with PEOPLE on Monday, May 19.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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Built as part of the Cardiff Hall plantation, the property had fallen into near ruin; chickens and the odd goat wandered through the living room.—
Isabel Wilkinson Schor,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Those two have scheduled meet and greets, but other characters like The Invisible Man and Ygor roam throughout Dark Universe.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The refrigerator was not cold enough and two cats roamed the shop, violating state food code.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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Its text, which rambled over hundreds of pages, constructed several global tiers of AI access and strictly dictated when, where, and how advanced AI products can be deployed.—
Matthew Mittelsteadt,
National Review,
26 May 2025
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The audio proves otherwise as the recordings show Biden was confused, rambling, and couldn’t even remember when his son Beau died.—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
21 May 2025
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Trump instead floated the idea of launching lower-level talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican, which are scheduled for mid-June, and backed away from the possibility of imposing new sanctions on Moscow.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Mass, he was found dead in a channel in the harbor, face down, his hat floating nearby.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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“Gallivant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallivant. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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