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
Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Videos went viral of bears rummaging through supermarket aisles and roaming school grounds, setting local communities on edge.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Adams and McKennie are both starters with Adams in a deep-lying role to assist on defense, possession and transitions while McKennie is in a free-roaming playmaking position to support the attack.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
The animals have been seen on airport runways, walking on golf courses, roaming near schools and causing panic in supermarkets and hot spring resorts almost on a daily basis.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
North America enjoys the scale of federal hegemony while Europe engineered a single digital market to outlaw roaming chargers and harmonize data laws across sovereign states.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Free There will be live entertainment, DJs, food trucks, drag queens, roaming entertainers (jugglers, stilt walkers), games, kids’ activities and more.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Yakin’s side caught the eye during Euro 2024 with their fluid approach in possession, switching seamlessly between a 3-4-3 and 4-3-3, with Michel Aebischer roaming into midfield from a wing-back position.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Oh, and kids will love the peacocks roaming the grounds.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Verb
Nothing but smoke and fires roaming freely, invading even our graves.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Videos went viral of bears rummaging through supermarket aisles and roaming school grounds, setting local communities on edge.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Adams and McKennie are both starters with Adams in a deep-lying role to assist on defense, possession and transitions while McKennie is in a free-roaming playmaking position to support the attack.
—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
The animals have been seen on airport runways, walking on golf courses, roaming near schools and causing panic in supermarkets and hot spring resorts almost on a daily basis.
—CBS News, 9 June 2026
North America enjoys the scale of federal hegemony while Europe engineered a single digital market to outlaw roaming chargers and harmonize data laws across sovereign states.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Free There will be live entertainment, DJs, food trucks, drag queens, roaming entertainers (jugglers, stilt walkers), games, kids’ activities and more.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Yakin’s side caught the eye during Euro 2024 with their fluid approach in possession, switching seamlessly between a 3-4-3 and 4-3-3, with Michel Aebischer roaming into midfield from a wing-back position.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Oh, and kids will love the peacocks roaming the grounds.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roaming
Adjective
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The final chapters focus on 50-year-old Inga trying to have a relationship with her mother, who is falling into dementia and longs for the old nomadic life.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Construction began as early as the 7th century BC to protect against nomadic assailants, with the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang adding a major portion from 220 to 206 BC.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Visitors might arrive by crossing the central plaza; emerging from the underground parking garage, nestled into a berm; or else wandering in from the surrounding Jackson Park, a network of pastoral paths completed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1871.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
4 June 2026
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Check tour lengths in advance and look at what else is on the property — many distilleries sit on historic estates worth wandering for the scenery alone.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More than 5,300 years ago — before the Egyptian pyramids were built — Oetzi was strolling through the Alps on the border of Austria and Italy when he was killed by an arrow in the back.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Catching a mess of hoppers is as easy as strolling through tall grass with a butterfly net.—
Chad Mason,
Outdoor Life,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The new Fast & Furious coaster will feature 360-degree rotating coaster vehicles designed to look like drifting race cars from the street racing film franchise that has earned $7 billion at the worldwide box office.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Honeywell shares are drifting lower after the company reaffirmed its full-year outlook and provided new guidance for Honeywell Technologies, the name of the remaining company following the separation of its aerospace business.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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“Roaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaming. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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