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as in traveller
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover
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Recent Examples of rover
Japan has agreed to develop a pressurized rover for astronauts to drive on the Moon.
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ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
The rovers demonstrated mobility across challenging terrain, sample collection and remote sensing capabilities.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Two of my sources said that, in early February, an unfamiliar man walked around the Science Mission Directorate, the NASA branch that oversees space telescopes, Mars rovers, and other robotic missions.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The rover tracks seen in the HiRISE image cover about 1,050 feet (320 meters) and will likely last for months before the Martian wind erases them, agency officials added.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
The rovers demonstrated mobility across challenging terrain, sample collection and remote sensing capabilities.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Two of my sources said that, in early February, an unfamiliar man walked around the Science Mission Directorate, the NASA branch that oversees space telescopes, Mars rovers, and other robotic missions.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The rover tracks seen in the HiRISE image cover about 1,050 feet (320 meters) and will likely last for months before the Martian wind erases them, agency officials added.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rover
Noun
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However, for years, they were believed to be pirate ships, the museum said in a news release.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The show will happen in a 60,000 square foot arena with Crimson and Sapphire pirates battling on deck, in the water, and in the sky above full-sized pirate ships.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Yet successful nomad entrepreneurs prove otherwise.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of the spots drawing nomads in droves is Medellín, located in Colombia’s northwest.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And Who Could Play That Character Yancy Grey (Jack Schumacher), who started the show off as a drifter who landed in Ransom Canyon to try and make quick work of getting close to one Cap Fuller (James Brolin).—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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On April 25, 2000, Acosta, 49, was abducted by Michael Tanzi, a 23-year-old Massachusetts drifter who asked Acosta for a cigarette, punched her and threw her into her Plymouth Voyager van.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sargassum, the stinky, slimy bane of beachgoers worldwide, returned to swarm south Florida beaches last week, as masses of the seaweed were spotted lining the shores of Miami Beach, a famous destination and beach getaway for travelers.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Some packages also include non-alcoholic drinks, specialty coffees, and bottled water, which may improve the value for some travelers. 6.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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At that point, a wayfarer named Reza (Erkan Koçak Köstendil) pops into the picture, showing up at Ali’s cabin in the hills outside town and offering up his services as a gardener.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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My personal nightmare manifested around 2018 in the form of ’90s-style tiny sunglasses (and later, eyeglasses), after what felt like a solid two decades of the wayfarers and oversized frames that suited my very round face.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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“Rover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rover. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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