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pedestrian

[puh-des-tree-uhn] / pəˈdɛs tri ən /


NOUN
person traveling on foot
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That’s as pedestrian as Mr. Macfarlane’s prose gets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“Vehicular and pedestrian traffic will be closed from West 30th Street to West 35th Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue,” the New York Police Department posted on social media.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

While European and other international sports fans are acquainted with ease of foot travel, getting around as a pedestrian is practically impossible in the biggest stadium in the United States’ biggest metro area.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

McFarland had left the residence before officers arrived, but officials found him shortly after on a riverfront trail near a pedestrian bridge.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

I turn toward him, stopping on the path, but he grabs my hand and tugs me out of pedestrian traffic.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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