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
Christine Sloan, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Their farm, just off a main highway, is filled with chickens and turkeys roaming freely under the watch of Nova, a white Great Pyrenees, and several other dogs.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Boyes believes that Henry has living descendants roaming the Angolan highlands and is determined to confirm a genetic link.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Driving lanes tightened quickly with Wembanyama roaming the paint.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Today, the small wild-roaming herds are often viewed as a symbol of resilience and wisdom.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
While some wolves continue to move broadly, the wolves that make up the state’s four packs have established territories and are not roaming as widely, according to CPW.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
The term mesteño, meaning stray or wild, became, in cowboy-speak, mustang — that legendary, free-roaming denizen of the high plains.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Given the fact that more than 20 of her rapists are still roaming free, this fame may be double-edged.
—Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Popcorn Park Animal Refuge is home to roaming peacocks, a camel named Strawberry and many other abandoned, injured and elderly animals, but the haven in Forked River has been unable to reopen because of the latest major snowstorm.
—Christine Sloan, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Their farm, just off a main highway, is filled with chickens and turkeys roaming freely under the watch of Nova, a white Great Pyrenees, and several other dogs.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Boyes believes that Henry has living descendants roaming the Angolan highlands and is determined to confirm a genetic link.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Driving lanes tightened quickly with Wembanyama roaming the paint.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Today, the small wild-roaming herds are often viewed as a symbol of resilience and wisdom.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
While some wolves continue to move broadly, the wolves that make up the state’s four packs have established territories and are not roaming as widely, according to CPW.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
The term mesteño, meaning stray or wild, became, in cowboy-speak, mustang — that legendary, free-roaming denizen of the high plains.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Given the fact that more than 20 of her rapists are still roaming free, this fame may be double-edged.
—Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roaming
Adjective
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Anthropocene framing conscripts the work into contemporary climate discourse, rendering its specific engagement with Kazakh nomadic destruction merely illustrative of broader ecological crisis.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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But these token acknowledgments feel oddly forced, particularly once Glass teams up with another nomadic sort whose world has been destroyed by the white man.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2026
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Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones and 72 years after House of the Dragon, A Knight of Seven Kingdom follows two unlikely heroes wandering Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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Then spend time wandering through Wynwood Walls, an open-air museum featuring large-scale murals by international artists.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Just picture strolling down the street to Lakewood Elementary School to pick up your kids and their friends for a playdate at your transitional, 4,454-square-foot residence.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The pair were often seen strolling New York City together, riding bikes in Central Park and dancing in their underwear.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The crowd skews stylish and occasion-driven, sometimes including wedding guests drifting into the lobby from the grand ballroom.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Unlike most comets, which originate in the Kuiper Belt or the Oort Cloud, this icy wanderer formed around another star before drifting into our cosmic neighborhood.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Roaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaming. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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