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
This bit of mammoth tusk is about 2 feet long and looks more like a log than part of a big curved tooth from a hairy beast that roamed the tundra before going extinct thousands of years ago.
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Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
The genus Acanthochitona — the specific group to which feroxa belongs — developed about 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
The genus Acanthochitona developed about 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Two wolves roamed separately into the southern end of Colorado’s Front Range mountains in February, passing through watersheds west of Pueblo and Colorado Springs, a map released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, cartel operatives roamed the streets with guns, hijacking cars, ordering passengers out and setting the vehicles ablaze, authorities said, part of a wave of retribution attacks.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The findings, published in January in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, reveal that at least two subspecies of cheetah once roamed the Arabian Peninsula.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Skubal roamed the spring backfields in Nike spikes, practically attached to Verlander’s hip.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
In early 2025, right-wing influencers roamed downtown Nuuk, handing out $100 bills to children and telling them to pose for cameras while wearing free MAGA swag.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
The genus Acanthochitona — the specific group to which feroxa belongs — developed about 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
The genus Acanthochitona developed about 92 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Two wolves roamed separately into the southern end of Colorado’s Front Range mountains in February, passing through watersheds west of Pueblo and Colorado Springs, a map released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, cartel operatives roamed the streets with guns, hijacking cars, ordering passengers out and setting the vehicles ablaze, authorities said, part of a wave of retribution attacks.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The findings, published in January in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, reveal that at least two subspecies of cheetah once roamed the Arabian Peninsula.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Skubal roamed the spring backfields in Nike spikes, practically attached to Verlander’s hip.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
In early 2025, right-wing influencers roamed downtown Nuuk, handing out $100 bills to children and telling them to pose for cameras while wearing free MAGA swag.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roamed
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While there, the dog wandered off, and Chris brought her back.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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Adventurous attendees wandered to the lower level, through a medieval-esque wooden door and right into the archives—where the originals were displayed between vintage magazines and press releases documenting their history.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Plaza strolled past paparazzi in an oversized black leather jacket layered over a red minidress.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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As for the living, two roaches strolled on top of an in-use oven and on the side of an oven door in a back prep area.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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While both candidates occupied the party’s progressive flank, Talarico presented himself as a Democrat who could speak the language of faith and values to voters who have drifted rightward in recent years.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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Each photo op was capped off by explosive pyrotechnics yielding plumes of red and white smoke, which drifted toward the river and train tracks to the west across the backdrop of the Chicago skyline.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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