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
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Individual and collective tensions These energy projects in nomadic communities are presented as part of of national efforts to modernize rural areas, bring capital to local communities and promote renewable energy development as part of China’s clean energy and carbon reduction agenda.—
Sanggay Tashi,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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About 40 percent of the population still lives a nomadic lifestyle, and the country is known for its vast, untamed grasslands, which are unmarred by fences or paved roads.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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Nearly a year ago, Estrella was found wandering alone on the streets of Denver without access to necessities, including fresh water.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Ray struggles to hide his drink, to get a drink, to get away on his own and pursue his Sisyphean labors of hammering a bucket of baseballs off a tee and then wandering through the field to collect them and start again.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 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
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The riverside area below the museum is well-trafficked by strolling and jogging Bilbainos who may pop in to enjoy the rooftop views and surrounding shops and galleries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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That includes a bird-calling scene that sees the duo strolling through the forest and offering up their own spin on the calls of thrushes and larks.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
Verb
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This means there are never any strangers drifting past your breakfast table or competing for loungers.—
Arion McNicoll,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
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Keeping his thoughts from drifting too much, even about Cuba, has propelled his career forward.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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“Roaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaming. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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