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
And centerfielder Andy Pages, a defensive replacement who had just entered the game for Tommy Edman, roamed wildly into left center to grab a fly ball hit by Ernie Clement.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Machitar’s dog, a 4-year-old chocolate Labrador named Sarge, roamed the grass nearby.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
AlUla has morphed from a sleepy archaeological site into Saudi Arabia’s adventure playground over the past decade, where visitors revel in raves and practice sunrise yoga in the same valley the Nabataeans once roamed.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Parasites have roamed the Earth for a long time.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In reality, the number of burros could be much higher, according to Rubin, because many of the animals have roamed outside of the BLM’s herd management areas and into areas that are not surveyed.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
In the Late Cretaceous Period, when Edmontosaurus roamed what is now the American West, the climate cycled between drought and monsoon rains.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Earlier this week, large groups of masked men, some wearing Carhartt and tactical gear while carrying American flags, roamed Howe Street by the Microsoft offices in downtown Vancouver.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Machitar’s dog, a 4-year-old chocolate Labrador named Sarge, roamed the grass nearby.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
AlUla has morphed from a sleepy archaeological site into Saudi Arabia’s adventure playground over the past decade, where visitors revel in raves and practice sunrise yoga in the same valley the Nabataeans once roamed.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Parasites have roamed the Earth for a long time.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
In reality, the number of burros could be much higher, according to Rubin, because many of the animals have roamed outside of the BLM’s herd management areas and into areas that are not surveyed.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
In the Late Cretaceous Period, when Edmontosaurus roamed what is now the American West, the climate cycled between drought and monsoon rains.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Earlier this week, large groups of masked men, some wearing Carhartt and tactical gear while carrying American flags, roamed Howe Street by the Microsoft offices in downtown Vancouver.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roamed
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As anyone who has recently wandered the water’s edge knows, the area where Kansas City was born close to 200 years ago is booming with development.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2025
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Authorities believe the two wandered from their home.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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On a recent Friday night, families strolled through an outdoor carnival, eating ice cream, while children rode amusement rides.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In OpenAI’s demo, Atlas just strolled into an online grocery store and added every ingredient from a recipe straight into the cart.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The coal drifted from Plumas County and into Butte County, said Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire during a Placer County Board of Supervisors meeting in August.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The transients do not seem to be particles of nuclear fallout that have drifted down onto the photographic plate either, since such particles would produce foggy, diffuse spots, not pinpoint, star-like objects.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Roamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roamed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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