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
Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Fish and wildlife officials advise people to remove bird feeders until the turkeys leave the area and install sprinklers if the wild fowl keep roaming into yards.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Amid chaotic scenes of masked immigration agents roaming neighborhood streets as protesters blew warning whistles, the operation led to two shootings by agents, including the fatal shooting in Franklin Park of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez in September.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Then Amber Davidson received an email from Fresno TNR, a nonprofit focused on reducing the number of free-roaming cats in Fresno, California.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
That changed when Amber Davidson received an email from Fresno Trap and Release, a nonprofit focused on reducing the number of free-roaming cats in Fresno, California.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
That changed when Fresno Trap and Release, a nonprofit focused on reducing the number of free-roaming cats in Fresno, California, discovered the stray cat in Madera, California — about 31 miles from Clovis.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
The event featured roaming jugglers and stilt-walkers, face painting, craft stations, costume displays, entertainment from a DJ, and demonstrations from Lyric Opera artists and technicians.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Percussionist Colin Blanton has spent the past decade quietly roaming the frontier of electronic music with a small rolodex of aliases.
—Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Celebrate by roaming the stacks after dark at this festival.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Fish and wildlife officials advise people to remove bird feeders until the turkeys leave the area and install sprinklers if the wild fowl keep roaming into yards.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Amid chaotic scenes of masked immigration agents roaming neighborhood streets as protesters blew warning whistles, the operation led to two shootings by agents, including the fatal shooting in Franklin Park of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez in September.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Then Amber Davidson received an email from Fresno TNR, a nonprofit focused on reducing the number of free-roaming cats in Fresno, California.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
That changed when Amber Davidson received an email from Fresno Trap and Release, a nonprofit focused on reducing the number of free-roaming cats in Fresno, California.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
That changed when Fresno Trap and Release, a nonprofit focused on reducing the number of free-roaming cats in Fresno, California, discovered the stray cat in Madera, California — about 31 miles from Clovis.
—Ryan Brennan
april 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
The event featured roaming jugglers and stilt-walkers, face painting, craft stations, costume displays, entertainment from a DJ, and demonstrations from Lyric Opera artists and technicians.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Percussionist Colin Blanton has spent the past decade quietly roaming the frontier of electronic music with a small rolodex of aliases.
—Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roaming
Adjective
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Manifesta, the nomadic European biennial launched in 1996, is losing its founding director, Hedwig Fijen.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 May 2026
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Unlike my nomadic parents, who moved every few years, Channing’s family had settled in this town with a large Korean community and put down roots.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Still, the result is an inclusive fair with many works worthy of a serious look and a layout that rewarded wandering.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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There were clog dancers and baby animals wandering around.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 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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Spend the next few hours strolling around the Davidson College campus, shopping for a new read at Main Street Books or a charming memento at Honeysuckle Home, and having a leisurely lunch at The Pickled Peach.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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They were seen hugging at the F1 Grand Prix of Mexico in October 2023, strolling ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas in November 2024 and holding hands at the Grand Prix of Miami in 2025.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Walking too spread out, stopping short, or drifting without direction creates instant friction.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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Arsenal went on a brilliant run in the autumn, winning 10 games in a row while City were drifting.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Roaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaming. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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