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
Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
In the lead-up to Election Day, Sliwa has only ramped up his campaign, packing his schedule and roaming across all five boroughs.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The winery, which only grows regional and local grape varieties, also offers a panoramic vineyard and forest views complete with roaming farm animals.
—Crystal Tate, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
But even though Toews and Kane are still roaming NHL rinks, that past is pretty far back now.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
If the press and talent guests are a select few, there’s more access to the folks roaming the halls.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
The film is also the director’s love letter to a bygone Los Angeles era, a lost world of louche glamor, with actors, directors, hippies, and hustlers roaming the city’s studio lots, canyons, and hills.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
The Boise Police Department estimated that around 100 cows were roaming the streets of Boise in the early hours of Tuesday.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
The set-up inside the circle felt more like a rehearsal space, with the group clustered together while also roaming freely around the stage, playing to different parts of the audience.
—Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
In the lead-up to Election Day, Sliwa has only ramped up his campaign, packing his schedule and roaming across all five boroughs.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The winery, which only grows regional and local grape varieties, also offers a panoramic vineyard and forest views complete with roaming farm animals.
—Crystal Tate, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
But even though Toews and Kane are still roaming NHL rinks, that past is pretty far back now.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
If the press and talent guests are a select few, there’s more access to the folks roaming the halls.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
The film is also the director’s love letter to a bygone Los Angeles era, a lost world of louche glamor, with actors, directors, hippies, and hustlers roaming the city’s studio lots, canyons, and hills.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
The Boise Police Department estimated that around 100 cows were roaming the streets of Boise in the early hours of Tuesday.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roaming
Adjective
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Discover a vast territory that was occupied by nomadic peoples for more than 3,000 years.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
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As a girl, Smith had fantasized about being from a tribe of nomadic aliens or Native Americans.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Expectations are high, and your eyes are wandering as Mars enters Sagittarius.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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And while wandering the warehouse aisles can be an adventure in itself, finding the very best deals (and knowing how to make the most of them) takes a little strategy.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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
Verb
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The windproof and thermal wool blend fabric is the perfect shell to protect you on the many fall days in Paris, as the whipping wind adds an unexpected cool factor while strolling around town.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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This sighting comes six days after Lawrence kicked off her Halloween celebrations early in New York, where she was spotted strolling around in a black witch hat.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At 14, Wuornos gave birth to a son who was placed for adoption, and she was soon pushed out of the home and began drifting and hitchhiking, per the Netflix documentary.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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While the workers, in the trees, stay still, the bull’s looming, drifting presence gives frozen stillness an unambiguous motive and makes moments when people shift and even leap from branch to branch terrifyingly suspenseful.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Roaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaming. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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