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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
Here, the rover’s chemistry and mineralogy instrument has discovered lots of the iron-rich carbonate mineral siderite.
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Elisabeth M. Hausrath, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
The Mars Sample Return Mission, which is currently underway, with the Perseverance rover collecting and caching soil and rock samples for return by a later robot craft, will be canceled.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 May 2025
The tracks left in the rover's wake, meanwhile, are expected to linger for a few months before being erased by the Martian wind.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Above is a sample of a spectacular new panoramic image created using images sent back from Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Elisabeth M. Hausrath, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
The Mars Sample Return Mission, which is currently underway, with the Perseverance rover collecting and caching soil and rock samples for return by a later robot craft, will be canceled.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 May 2025
The tracks left in the rover's wake, meanwhile, are expected to linger for a few months before being erased by the Martian wind.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Above is a sample of a spectacular new panoramic image created using images sent back from Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rover
Noun
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Overcoming the first son, the group continues their journey only to face down one after another, each with his own gimmick: The pirate son with his sea-creature half-men minions, for instance; a band of hunters with their own, even deadlier werewolf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Smuggler’s Copter is obviously a very famous card in Magic history, but also just the flavor of Smuggler’s Copter being, in the original set, for a pair of sky pirates.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
16 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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Although it is produced in Kazakhstan, using markedly modern distillation equipment, the drink is actually inspired by ancient Iranian nomads.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Hartnett plays a down-on-his luck drifter named Lucas, who wakes up in Bangkok with a hangover, a black eye and his hated ex Katherine (Katee Sackhoff) calling him for a favor.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Hartnett plays a down-on-his luck drifter named Lucas Reyes, who wakes up in Bangkok with a hangover, a black eye, and his hated ex Katherine Brunt (Katee Sackhoff), calling him for a favor.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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Biodiversity and tourism Despite the islands’ seclusion, a trip to the Galápagos is within reach of many travelers.—
Robin Catalano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) previously said that over 80 percent of air travelers already present REAL ID-compliant identification.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 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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At that point, a wayfarer named Reza (Erkan Koçak Köstendil) pops into the picture, showing up at Ali’s cabin in the hills outside town and offering up his services as a gardener.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Rover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rover. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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