as in wandered
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 roamed
Another roamed through the crowd.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Investigators previously said the boy was shot inside the school, where the attacker roamed the halls for about nine minutes and shot at several areas before leaving the building.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
The dire wolves who roamed the Earth up until the end of the last ice age, may have had the same bone disease that plague cats and dogs today called osteochondrosis.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Overall, the collected plant evidence shows that the area was humid and forested when the dinosaurs roamed.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
The Bowie House was opened in 2023 in the Cultural District, where there is a vibrant equestrian scene that calls to mind the days when cowboys and cattle once roamed the area.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
An active tropical storm or hurricane has roamed somewhere in the Atlantic on that date in roughly three-fourths of the 76 years tracked by NOAA.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Many of these injuries were caused by aerial bombardments, as Israel Defense Forces jets, helicopters and drones regularly roamed the skies, Burney said.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Investigators previously said the boy was shot inside the school, where the attacker roamed the halls for about nine minutes and shot at several areas before leaving the building.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
The dire wolves who roamed the Earth up until the end of the last ice age, may have had the same bone disease that plague cats and dogs today called osteochondrosis.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Overall, the collected plant evidence shows that the area was humid and forested when the dinosaurs roamed.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
The Bowie House was opened in 2023 in the Cultural District, where there is a vibrant equestrian scene that calls to mind the days when cowboys and cattle once roamed the area.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
An active tropical storm or hurricane has roamed somewhere in the Atlantic on that date in roughly three-fourths of the 76 years tracked by NOAA.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Many of these injuries were caused by aerial bombardments, as Israel Defense Forces jets, helicopters and drones regularly roamed the skies, Burney said.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roamed
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Valora had previously wandered away from home in 2020 and was later found a few hours later at a nearby church, according to the site.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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From a tiny blind dog who wandered the streets of North Carolina, to a sweet boxer mix struggling with kennel stress in Texas, here are some recent shelter stories from across the country.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Early snow had drifted half way to my knees in the timber.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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This week, Caedan smiled thinking back on his grandmother, then again as his mind drifted to the single mother and two children her legacy now touches.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On Thursday, April 3, Carey and Monroe strolled into the room while Moroccan was live on the streaming platform Twitch for about 10 minutes playing video games with friends.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Backed by an excellent band complete with a banjo and a fiddle, along with a lighting and effects rig that made the big moments really pop, Shaboozey strolled through his new material while building up to the marquee moment.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Roamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roamed. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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