as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a roaming circus that plays small towns across the country
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as in wandering
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 roaming
Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Katie Wiseman Many Hoosiers were surprised last month to learn that armadillos can be spotted roaming around southern Indiana.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Barriers like highways, fencing, border walls and other development projects threaten to leave roaming species without the option to expand, ultimately leading to localized extinction.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Fabienne Origer, from the Ady Gil World Conservation (AGWC) Rockin' Rescue Animal Adoption Center in California, says Mercury was originally found roaming the streets of West Hollywood as a one-year-old pup.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The rapper pleaded not guilty after he was accused of charging at Los Angeles police officers while roaming the streets of Studio City in his underwear and a pair of cowboy boots in a disconcerted state.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Ginger, a roughly 3-year-old cat, first arrived at Cat Care Society, a free-roaming non-profit cat shelter in Lakewood, Colorado, in February.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Also, those are roaming minutes.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
But one of the two colorful vehicles roaming the site of fragrance manufacturer ICR Industrie Cosmetiche Riunite on a sunny July morning here was led by Ambra Martone, who’s helming the beauty company alongside her father, founder and president Roberto Martone.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
The herd roaming the Gila Wilderness, however, is expected to be hunted in 1970 and 1971.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Katie Wiseman Many Hoosiers were surprised last month to learn that armadillos can be spotted roaming around southern Indiana.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Barriers like highways, fencing, border walls and other development projects threaten to leave roaming species without the option to expand, ultimately leading to localized extinction.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Fabienne Origer, from the Ady Gil World Conservation (AGWC) Rockin' Rescue Animal Adoption Center in California, says Mercury was originally found roaming the streets of West Hollywood as a one-year-old pup.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The rapper pleaded not guilty after he was accused of charging at Los Angeles police officers while roaming the streets of Studio City in his underwear and a pair of cowboy boots in a disconcerted state.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Ginger, a roughly 3-year-old cat, first arrived at Cat Care Society, a free-roaming non-profit cat shelter in Lakewood, Colorado, in February.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Also, those are roaming minutes.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
But one of the two colorful vehicles roaming the site of fragrance manufacturer ICR Industrie Cosmetiche Riunite on a sunny July morning here was led by Ambra Martone, who’s helming the beauty company alongside her father, founder and president Roberto Martone.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roaming
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In reverse, it’s not lost on this viewer how the displacement of so many humans in this time of global disruption is humanity’s own version of being subject to the migratory patterns of storks and other nomadic animals.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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As the country modernized, nomadic lifestyles were largely replaced with more settled, urbanized ways of living—so the symbolism woven into felting designs began to hold less significance in everyday life.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The 300-second exposure shows the wandering solar system body as a minute dot, barely distinguishable among the stellar giants populating the distant starfield beyond.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Fuel up for a day of wandering with a coffee at Dripolator.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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Matilda accessorized with a red purse, strolling down the street with a friend.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Jim Marshall, the legendary photographer behind some of music’s most iconic images — including Johnny Cash flipping off the camera at San Quentin and Dylan strolling through Greenwich Village — was one of the few granted the Grateful Dead’s trust.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The org chart becomes clearer as the season progresses, but that also involves both Ken and Esmeralda’s subplots drifting away from the main action.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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If yields are simply drifting higher, then buyers do tend to step in, said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Roaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaming. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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