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
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.
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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
More than 200 million years after this creature last roamed what is now the United Kingdom, scientists have formally identified it as a new species — and named it after a secondary school physics teacher in Wales.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 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
The coaches are proud seeing former student-athletes who once roamed the halls of their school achieve this kind of success.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Rock iguanas once roamed freely across the islands of Turks and Caicos.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
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
More than 200 million years after this creature last roamed what is now the United Kingdom, scientists have formally identified it as a new species — and named it after a secondary school physics teacher in Wales.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 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
The coaches are proud seeing former student-athletes who once roamed the halls of their school achieve this kind of success.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Rock iguanas once roamed freely across the islands of Turks and Caicos.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roamed
Verb
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Shopping carts had wandered away from their stores.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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As elite cross-country skiers pushed to the finish in the women’s team sprint heats, a dog wandered onto the course and ran with athletes down the straightaway.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the early afternoon of a cool January day in 1976, someone who might have been one of those typical customers strolled into Dadeland’s Lane Bryant store.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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None of the actors matched the couple’s vision for the character, until Chokachi strolled in.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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As cruise line staff took her back to her room in the wheelchair, the woman drifted in and out of consciousness, the complaint said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Billowing, acrid-smelling black clouds drifted over the turquoise waters of Banderas Bay.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Roamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roamed. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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