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
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.
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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
Belichick roamed the field during pregame warmups for the better part of a half-hour.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
As Hagan roamed the ship collecting anecdotes about partying celebrities, the PR team for the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection began to panic, trying to retroactively tell Vanity Fair that the entire cruise was now off the record.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Michigan anglers may soon have more opportunities to battle and catch the Great Lakes region's largest fish, a fish that traces back to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Giara horses, the only wild horses in Europe, have roamed the island for thousands of years.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Sir Hew roamed with his binoculars.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
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
Belichick roamed the field during pregame warmups for the better part of a half-hour.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
As Hagan roamed the ship collecting anecdotes about partying celebrities, the PR team for the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection began to panic, trying to retroactively tell Vanity Fair that the entire cruise was now off the record.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Michigan anglers may soon have more opportunities to battle and catch the Great Lakes region's largest fish, a fish that traces back to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Giara horses, the only wild horses in Europe, have roamed the island for thousands of years.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Sir Hew roamed with his binoculars.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roamed
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In Jacksonville, Florida, a 5-year-old wandered away from home in the early morning hours.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite its common name, this creature wasn’t simply a lion that wandered into the Americas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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After an earnings beat and a blistering 32% pop on July 30, the stock drifted lower for a month — a normal profit-taking after a vertical move.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Baileys had drifted almost 1,500 miles, into the dead of summer, when they were rescued by a South Korean fishing boat on June 30, 1973.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Suki Waterhouse, too, strolled around in the P-6000’s all-white style with jeans and a button-up, and Kylie Jenner chose the shoe in a pure white colorway to round out her gym attire.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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New Bayern Munich signing Luis Díaz strolled down the left flank before cutting inside and poking a cross along the six-yard line.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Roamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roamed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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