as in to saunter
US, informal
to walk or move in a slow and relaxed way
I think I'll mosey on over to the post office and see if the mail has come in yet. He moseyed up to the bar.
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Recent Examples of mosey
Finally, after going back far enough, the branch peeled away to reveal some wildlife moseying by.
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
Less spiritually minded Olympians can mosey over to the Village Club, right on the Seine, to relax.
—Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 24 July 2024
After a year of moseying around each other, divine intervention skewered us better than Cupid’s arrow, and we were brought together.
—Jillian Salas, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Cobblestone streets moseyed through a labyrinth of ancient stone buildings, and off in the distance rose the Gothic tower of a medieval cathedral.
—Barbara Noe Kennedy, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
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In this rematch, Metcalf will return from a knee injury that cost him two games, and the 49ers’ cornerbacks will be led by Lenoir, who saunters in fresh off Wednesday’s contract extension (five years, $92 million).Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Clippers finished practice Thursday at Intuit Dome and were preparing to leave for their preseason game against Portland in Seattle on Friday when Kawhi Leonard sauntered toward the media wearing his practice gear.Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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So far, McLeod has strolled through Barnsdall Park with Ed Begley, Jr., hiked the Arroyo Seco with actor Dan Stevens and traversed the Bunker Hill Pedway with comedian Jon Gabrus.Raef Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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On the Thursday before the floods, after canceling reservations, Goss strolled through town and was mildly surprised to see residents stacking sandbags in front of doorways.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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People wander around and try to capture Pokémon using their smartphones.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Perfect for dashing through the airport and wandering around town.Erinne Magee, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
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America walks away Nobody knows how the major powers and their Machiavellian leaders will react to this abdication of American hegemony.Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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But the biggest red flag of all is the abuse that Sam witnesses while walking by during one of Wolf’s training sessions with Iron Dragon captain Axel.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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The intended message of this joint observance of Armistice Day – the first since Winston Churchill strode side-by-side with Gen. Charles de Gaulle in 1944 – was to reaffirm and reinvigorate the bond between two of Europe’s leading political, economic, and military powers.Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
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That evening, the artist, who uses all pronouns, strode down the grassy hill of the Getty Museum in Los Angeles wearing a flowing floral gown and carrying a saxophone.Wren Sanders, Them, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Mosey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosey. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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