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Recent Examples of walkabout
Despite the callouts during the walkabout, King Charles did not appear to respond, continuing down the line of people and shaking hands, the outlet said.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The intent is to have someone visit once a week for a walkabout to meet with local businesses and forge relationships for future collaborations.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
During the walkabout, William stopped for selfies, consoled a woman who appeared to have injured her hand and chatted with locals, sometimes with the help of a translator.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
While with other members of the royal family for their annual Christmas Day walkabout with well-wishers at Sandringham, Princess Charlotte stopped to take a selfie with a member of the crowd on Dec. 25.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The intent is to have someone visit once a week for a walkabout to meet with local businesses and forge relationships for future collaborations.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
During the walkabout, William stopped for selfies, consoled a woman who appeared to have injured her hand and chatted with locals, sometimes with the help of a translator.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
While with other members of the royal family for their annual Christmas Day walkabout with well-wishers at Sandringham, Princess Charlotte stopped to take a selfie with a member of the crowd on Dec. 25.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkabout
Noun
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Step-backs, deep 3s, power drives, trips to the line – every element of their games was on display, and every possession seemed to raise the stakes.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Providence coach Mark Smith feels the turning point came during a spring break trip to Louisville.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Caltrans will post detour signs, and urged motorists to plan for extra travel time.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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High tide gives you the ethereal, hovering-on-water moment that dominates travel feeds.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The expedition became the first spaceflight to send humans near the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years, with the crew traveling farther from Earth than any humans before them while seeing unprecedented views of the moon.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Explorers returning from expeditions historically documented their encounters with unfamiliar cultures and territories.—
Suzanne Dundas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Shaffir resurfaced in late March following his latest trek.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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As of now, the Arirang World Tour — the group’s first trek since completing their mandatory military service — keeps BTS on the road until March 2027.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the North Carolina Association of Educators is encouraging teachers to call out of work on May 1 for a march in Raleigh to call attention to the cause.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Folks of all ages will appreciate the nightly Sirenna ritual, which involves a musical march from the lobby down to the sand, where adults are served a local favorite alcoholic chocolate drink, and kids’ eyes will pop when a mermaid appears through the plexiglass window of the infinity pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Visitors need to take a boat or hike down a steep trail to reach the cove, nestled away from crowds.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Minutes from the Bank of England meeting showed that eight of the nine rate-setters voted to keep rates on hold while one member opted for a quarter-point hike.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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His 12-year-old son Fitz — named after the traverse of Patagonia’s Fitz Roy mountain, which Caldwell and Honnold became the first to climb in 2014, just a few months after Fitz’s birth — has embraced competitive skiing in the wake of the family’s recent move to Lake Tahoe.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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On sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. New York indie folk outfit Big Thief will hit the Masonic Temple Theatre on Aug. 10 as the Somersault Slide 360 Tour traverses Europe and North America.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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There’s a tramp, a ditz, a bad boss, a hippie, a by-the-book good girl.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Walkabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkabout. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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