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as in nomad
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
The proposal, confirmed by the country’s state space agency Roscosmos, would provide a sustained energy source for surface infrastructure, including rovers, scientific equipment, as well as a planned joint lunar research base with China.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Mars rover detects electric sparks in mini-twisters Decades before NASA's Perseverance rover even arrived on the red planet, scientists had suspected that swirling dust devils, similar in a sense to tornadoes, could generate enough friction to set off an electrical charge.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
Last year, for example, NASA’s Curiosity rover recorded a solar storm that generated 100 days’ worth of the Milky Way’s normal background radiation over the span of a single day.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2025
Goddard has been involved in all of the space agency’s moon rovers and has sent spacecraft to Jupiter and other planets in the solar system.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Mars rover detects electric sparks in mini-twisters Decades before NASA's Perseverance rover even arrived on the red planet, scientists had suspected that swirling dust devils, similar in a sense to tornadoes, could generate enough friction to set off an electrical charge.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
Last year, for example, NASA’s Curiosity rover recorded a solar storm that generated 100 days’ worth of the Milky Way’s normal background radiation over the span of a single day.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2025
Goddard has been involved in all of the space agency’s moon rovers and has sent spacecraft to Jupiter and other planets in the solar system.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rover
Noun
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However, the wheels are just intended for minor on-site movements, not for towing on a public road, so this isn't a good choice for would-be nomads.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Jan. 2026
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Best Hotels & Resorts Nomad Hotel Dieter Roelen and Monica Mascaros, the husband-and-wife duo behind Nomad Hotel, spent 20 years living like nomads and traveling around the world.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These oil fields basically are pirate operations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Notorious pirate Jean Lafitte frequented neighboring Grand Terre Island in the early 1800s.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Designed with mild compression (8-15 mmHg), these won’t feel as constricting as socks with higher support, which might be preferred by some travelers.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, disrupting plans for thousands of travelers during a busy holiday weekend and in a region that experts say is among the most popular for travelers this time of year.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.—
Alex Abramovich,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Comets are famous for making brief, dramatic appearances in our skies, but one icy wanderer just received an unprecedented level of attention from one of NASA's newest spacecraft.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Not to mention the titular bugs, a swarm of blood-invading creatures discovered by her new lover, the mysterious drifter Peter Evans (Namir Smallwood).—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Namir Smallwood stars opposite Coon as Peter, a paranoid former soldier and mysterious drifter who meets her character Agnes, a lonely waitress.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Animals that are kennel-trained will likely be pleased to be in their cozy confines and away from the bustle of vacuums, mops, and the like, but for those who are roamers, consider gating off an area for them.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Add in accessories like a matching leather clutch, boots, and wayfarer sunglasses to be styled to perfection.—
Ariel Bielsky,
InStyle,
1 Jan. 2026
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Our favorite budget sunnies for all outdoor activities, the Goodr OG is a wayfarer-style frame with lenses that cannot be beat for the price.—
Will Porter,
Outside,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Rover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rover. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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