as in wanders
to move about from place to place aimlessly
we knocked about from town to town, looking for work
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The steering wanders like a distracted Labrador, the ride quality is about as refined as a pogo stick on a gravel driveway, and wind noise makes the cabin sound like you’re trapped inside a tent during a storm.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Sep. 2025 -
Meanwhile, Adrian wanders off to find Alt-Adrian and discovers a new best friend.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Snow Leopards in Hemis In Hemis National Park, situated high in the Greater Himalayas in northern India, the famously elusive snow leopard roams across cliffs and valleys.—
Marion Miller,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
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Michael Myers roams the streets of Haddonfield in Halloween, stabbing people to death inside their own houses.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Every October, when Earth drifts through the dusty trail left behind by Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, the Draconids make their cosmic comeback.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Pack ice, a type of free-floating ice that drifts on the open ocean, surrounds Antarctica.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The 9- and 14-day cruises explore cities like Syracuse, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and mark the first Great Lakes cruises for the company.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Boats’ Itineraries In the South In Provence, the six cabin Napoléon cruises the Rhône from Tain L’Hermitage to Avignon, stopping for a truffle excursion in Grignan, to allow guests to explore local markets or to bicycle through lavender fields.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The man in the box turns out to be Chalamet, who emerges with a shorn head in a Marty Supreme sweatsuit and strolls off the field, into a shipping container, and onto a movie junket set-up.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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Five minutes later, Chris Jones strolls into the same space — not all that unlike his stroll on his final play — and offers the same sentiment more forcefully.—
Sam McDowell
Updated October 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Knocks (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocks%20%28about%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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