as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a roaming circus that plays small towns across the country
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as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly
he took a year off and roamed over Europe before going on to college
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Recent Examples of roaming
ABC News, 22 June 2026
The San Jose Police Emerald Society Pipe and Drum band will be piping and drumming at Willow Glen Town Square on Lincoln Avenue, and a pop-up choir will be roaming VTA light-rail trains and stations throughout the day.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
But some of the thousands of spectators roaming through sandy paths and knee-high grass were less bullish on AI’s role at the tournament and in golf in general.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 21 June 2026
But goons roaming the streets, vandalizing property and causing mayhem must not be tolerated.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
The rapper was arrested last August after allegedly roaming the streets of Los Angeles nearly naked.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
These cars are no longer test vehicles quietly roaming around a few streets.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Accessible only by passenger ferry or private boat, Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island feels worlds away from the mainland, thanks to its maritime forests, expansive salt marshes, shimmering coastal waters, and wild horses roaming the dunes.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Let Florida panthers resume roaming by night in one of the last swaths of wilderness left to them.
—Eve Samples, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Verb
Bone Jovi spends much of his time roaming the galleries, greeting visitors and keeping watch over the collection.
—ABC News, 22 June 2026
The San Jose Police Emerald Society Pipe and Drum band will be piping and drumming at Willow Glen Town Square on Lincoln Avenue, and a pop-up choir will be roaming VTA light-rail trains and stations throughout the day.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
But some of the thousands of spectators roaming through sandy paths and knee-high grass were less bullish on AI’s role at the tournament and in golf in general.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 21 June 2026
But goons roaming the streets, vandalizing property and causing mayhem must not be tolerated.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
The rapper was arrested last August after allegedly roaming the streets of Los Angeles nearly naked.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
These cars are no longer test vehicles quietly roaming around a few streets.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Accessible only by passenger ferry or private boat, Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island feels worlds away from the mainland, thanks to its maritime forests, expansive salt marshes, shimmering coastal waters, and wild horses roaming the dunes.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Let Florida panthers resume roaming by night in one of the last swaths of wilderness left to them.
—Eve Samples, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roaming
Adjective
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The disease decimated not only crowded cities, but also small, nomadic hunter-gatherer groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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As the May renewal date approached, Walsh and the company made the decision to leave their home on Irving Park and return, once again, to the nomadic lifestyle of their early days.—
Ryan P. C. Trimble,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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My favorite part of my trip to Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series left me wandering in the middle of the night somewhere between the ballpark and my hotel.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
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Police in Holly, Michigan, say an 18-month-old boy who was seen wandering on a Ring camera on Friday has been identified and located.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 119-acre lakefront park, which is actually a peninsula, not an island, features more than 150 varieties of native plants, 20,000 trees and shrubs, a 5-acre pond, strolling paths, and wild prairie grasses and savanna.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The Pier Village downtown is great for spending an afternoon shopping, strolling, and sipping.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The bedroom window was open wide, the char of campfire smoke drifting through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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Most concerning, according to an analysis by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, is a 2026-27 spending plan that is balanced on paper but drifting steadily toward a structural deficit like the one that haunts the city of San Diego.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
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