as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly
he gads about town every Saturday, flirting and gossiping with various shopkeepers and locals
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as in nomad
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
she was a thoughtful gadabout, always picking up souvenirs for her friends from wherever her travels took her
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Recent Examples of gad (about)
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
Simon is so reserved that even his live-in girlfriend (an egregiously underused Olivia Thirlby) has given up on him; Trevor is a kooky gadabout who’d be right at home trading druggy celebrity anecdotes with Oliver Putnam.
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Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gad (about)
Verb
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Marguerite Henry's story follows real-life siblings who hope to capture and own one of the wild ponies that roam the Virginia and Maryland coast.
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Young children will appreciate the room to roam, while those who want to people watch couldn't ask for a better spot.
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Gerardo Olivares’ globe-trotting comedy sees various nomads and tribesmen move heaven and earth to watch the final between 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil.
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Who co-living is actually for The stereotype of co-living as a landing pad for laptop-toting nomads no longer holds.
Adjective
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In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped.
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The Danish Algerian songwriter’s peripatetic new album pulls up at the bustling crossroads of the electroclash comeback and the contemporary Scandinavian school.
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Throughout the weekend, someone wandering around Mass MoCA’s campus might have caught excellent mainstage opening acts like Gang of Four (featuring Ted Leo on guitar) or the Breeders, representing two strains of Eighties and Nineties alt/punk rock.
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Most ticks are content to sit and wait for a meal to wander past; lone stars have no patience for that.
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Weston loved to ‘embed himself in different cultures’ Weston’s mother, Nancy Higginbotham, described him as an ardent protector of the environment and a wanderer who loved to travel and enjoy nature.
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Designed to naturally decay over roughly a decade, these statues impress wanderers who seek them out.
Adjective
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One non-hospital option that may be lesser known to people is ambulatory surgery centers.
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Patients are now undergoing intricate brain and spine surgeries in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and returning home the same day.
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With tuition rising, many Americans are drifting toward the view that college isn’t worth the expense.
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But the sailboat had drifted into shallow water, and the rescue boat could not reach the vessel.
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Affordable July 4 destinations July 4 may be a peak travel period, but travelers can still snag some solid deals for a beach vacation.
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Weekend travelers also come in by road from Guadalajara.
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“Gad (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gad%20%28about%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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