as in wanders
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 roams
Over the course of extended scenes, the eye roams the frame, alighting on the pop of natural and manmade details alike.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
In the second—and maddest—section of the poem, the narrator, having fled in panic to France, roams the Breton shoreline.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Scarlet wakes up in the Otherworld, an endless, arid landscape with an ocean for sky where a dragon roams.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Rumor has it, his ghost still roams the neighborhood in search of the Patriots’ 19-0 season.
—Chris Sprow, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Lonesome Dove on TV roams the well-trod dramatic range of western cliche, but dang if that ain’t the point.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
The kid roams around town without adult supervision, hanging out among those older than her.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Unlike the casual pizza and pasta served at its sister restaurant, Via Aurelia leans upscale, with a five-course tasting option and an extensive wine list that roams Italy and beyond.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
As flares light up the sky, the Deliriant, now a blond hooligan, roams the streets of a port city with Tai Zhaomei (Li Gengxi), a singer and gangster’s moll.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
In the second—and maddest—section of the poem, the narrator, having fled in panic to France, roams the Breton shoreline.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Scarlet wakes up in the Otherworld, an endless, arid landscape with an ocean for sky where a dragon roams.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Rumor has it, his ghost still roams the neighborhood in search of the Patriots’ 19-0 season.
—Chris Sprow, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Lonesome Dove on TV roams the well-trod dramatic range of western cliche, but dang if that ain’t the point.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
The kid roams around town without adult supervision, hanging out among those older than her.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Unlike the casual pizza and pasta served at its sister restaurant, Via Aurelia leans upscale, with a five-course tasting option and an extensive wine list that roams Italy and beyond.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
As flares light up the sky, the Deliriant, now a blond hooligan, roams the streets of a port city with Tai Zhaomei (Li Gengxi), a singer and gangster’s moll.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roams
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In Virgil’s epic, Aeneas wanders after the fall of Troy, searching for a new homeland.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Albers said that if a dog wanders too close to a coyote den during puppy season and a territorial adult coyote is at home, the encounter may not end well for the house pet.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
17 Feb. 2026
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The film tells the story 21-year-old Junyang, who drifts through life while his father quietly struggles to hold their modest home together.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Kelly’s mid-30s John drifts through life, straining against his mother Jackie Onassis’s expectations while inhabiting a world that’s so clearly his own personal oyster farm.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Roams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roams. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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