roved

past tense of rove

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Recent Examples of roved As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off. Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roved
Verb
  • With far less hair, Ella’s green eyes seemed greener, like those of the feral black cats that roamed their hamlet, meowing for table scraps, which were often given without hesitation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • Mesalands Dinosaur Museum in Tucumcari, New Mexico Part of Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, New Mexico, the Dinosaur Museum and Natural Science Laboratory offers a look at the mighty creatures that once roamed the area during the Mesozoic era.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Those who wandered alone did not.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • After the good Samaritan got him off the woman, witnesses say the man wandered to produce and began attacking a 16-year-old boy, but Garbe had followed him.
    Joy Benedict, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • To my surprise, Conway showed up, walking Clyde; Bores strolled past me in a dark suit.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Others strolled barefoot through the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, named after a courageous man who fought for freedom, not for presidents.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The fire and resultant smoke that drifted across the city prompted Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to declare a state of emergency in the Boyle Heights neighborhood on Saturday, unlocking state resources to tackle it.
    Josh Boswell, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Piano jazz drifted among the grape vines, hedgerows, and bright-pink mandevilla.
    Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026

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“Roved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roved. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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