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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Recent Examples of promenade
Noun
In Bridgerton, the park is meant to represent a park in London where all of the ton spend their afternoons promenading, boating, picnicking, and of course, gossiping. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023 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
Verb
As of last Wednesday, the long cobblestone stretch on West 14th Street from Ninth to 10th avenues has been transformed into a landscaped promenade for public art, events, seating and community gatherings. David Moin, Footwear News, 23 June 2025 Now a design for the promenade will be finalized, which, importantly, officials said, will help with determining a budget for the project. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for promenade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promenade
Noun
  • Goose Creek State Park is one of the best places to see the area’s ecosystems, including the cypress swamp, accessible on a boardwalk trail or by paddling through.
    Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
  • Since opening, the hotel has continued to build on its offering by opening new courtyard rooms, an outdoor activity centre, which means guests can enjoy boardwalk runs, paddleboard yoga and beach fitness classes, and a luxury spa.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, many of those motivated buyers are walking away from the summer empty-handed because the supply of star players was extraordinarily scarce.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • Alas, in the absence of time machines, everyone who’s ever walked the earth has been doomed to live in what is, to them, the present.
    Judy Berman, Time, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Lining the walkways of the park Sunday, vendors sold boba tea, flowers, fresh produce and juice.
    Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
  • At least one year will have elapsed by the time that segment of the walkway is completely fixed.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • On May 23, the first-team squad paraded the trophy through the streets of north London in front of thousands of emotional supporters who were united by a first piece of silverware in 17 years.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 10 July 2025
  • At almost all hours of the day, a frenzy of new-media personalities paraded outside the courthouse.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Last month, the village had to agree to a new mall, about 450 new housing units, a 5-story fitness center, and a hotel with 120 rooms.
    Denise Hruby Updated July 13, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
  • Firefighters also responded to the mall, and the International Association of Firefighters, a labor union for firefighters in Savannah, confirmed several of its members were sent to the scene to assist with patient care and to transport victims to a local hospital.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Shark Whisperer, the latest underwater documentary film from James Reed, the Oscar-winning director of My Octopus Teacher, has treaded water among Netflix’s top 10 films each day since.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2025
  • The father was reportedly treading water for about 20 minutes, keeping his daughter afloat, according to several passenger accounts.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • And this time, our impact wasn’t padding packers or improving the bottom line but creating a tangible difference in the lives of thousands of struggling families.
    Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Over the span of about a half a day, the jailer said, 53 inmates used the glitch to pad their commissary accounts, which can be used to buy things like food items and toiletries and to fund phone calls and other communications with the outside world.
    Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Sirens opens on the majestic image of Julianne Moore, resplendent in white silk, striding barefoot through a forest to a beachside cliff.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 22 May 2025
  • Todd strode by, tall and handsome, in his fifties, with a big smile and all his teeth.
    Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Promenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promenade. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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