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as in traveller
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover
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Recent Examples of rover
In the four days after the Titan dipped below the waves, planes, ships, and underwater rovers from the U.S., U.K., Canada, and France have contributed resources.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
For example, Mars Sample Return — a project to haul home Red Planet material already collected by NASA's Perseverance rover — would get the axe.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 May 2025
The Perseverance rover is already caching rock and soil samples, including ones hosting organic compounds, in sealed tubes.
—Ari Koeppel, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
During that event, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover made history by detecting auroras.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
For example, Mars Sample Return — a project to haul home Red Planet material already collected by NASA's Perseverance rover — would get the axe.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 May 2025
The Perseverance rover is already caching rock and soil samples, including ones hosting organic compounds, in sealed tubes.
—Ari Koeppel, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
During that event, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover made history by detecting auroras.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rover
Noun
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Lion has defected from the Wakandan guard in order to run a band of pirates, and has stolen technology from Wakanda in order to found his own kingdom.—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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And for Trump’s onetime pirate ship of a political movement, Butterworth’s represents an ostentatious new evolutionary phase: the deplorable as arriviste.—
Robert Draper,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Many of its staff are now operating as academic nomads—working remotely and scrambling to secure office space at other locations in the city.—
Christopher Cokinos,
Scientific American,
28 May 2025
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The core of the RSF consists of Arabic-speaking nomads, once known as the Janjaweed, who have long been in conflict with the non-Arab farmers in this part of Sudan.—
Lynsey Addario,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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She is guided on her way by Boyce (Dave Bautista), a drifter who is one of few able to navigate the Lost Lands.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Charades Why Buyers Care: Dickinson shows a different side of himself, making his feature directorial debut with this story of a drifter trying to reintegrate into society.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Though Starlink may be off the table for many domestic fliers, at least in the short term, United has introduced new ways for travelers to distract themselves in recent weeks.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2025
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Why more companies are charging travelers Are more tourists breaking the law on vacation?—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, a crooked wayfarer named St. Christophe (Jackson) is hot on Broadway’s trail, catching up with the young man and revealing that his dead dad wasn’t, in fact, a stand-up guy.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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Who had no incidents of negative treatment of others, and who had a wonderful community and team at wayfarer who all held the same moral fortitude and lived their life accordingly.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Rover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rover. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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