as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a roving substitute teacher who works in a different district every day
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as in roaming
to move about from place to place aimlessly
buffalo roving over the vast plains
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Recent Examples of roving
oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
With Biadasz back Monday from a high-ankle sprain, the team opted to make a straight substitution at center, kicking McGovern into a roving, romper role, while leaving Peters and Smith as is.
—Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
That’s part of the reason why guests who visit won’t see roving entertainers playing Black Bart, the Sheriff, Amazon Ani and Captain Isabella during the pop-up.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In addition, the proposal calls for placing at least one safety officer at every middle school and hiring two more roving officers to elementary schools.
—oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
With Biadasz back Monday from a high-ankle sprain, the team opted to make a straight substitution at center, kicking McGovern into a roving, romper role, while leaving Peters and Smith as is.
—Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023
Verb
The move marks the first stand-alone store project for Vespa, which had tested retail waters earlier with a roving pop-up format at leading department stores in key locations such as Paris, Milan, Beijing, Vienna and Singapore, among others.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
That’s part of the reason why guests who visit won’t see roving entertainers playing Black Bart, the Sheriff, Amazon Ani and Captain Isabella during the pop-up.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roving
Adjective
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The route passes through 75 villages, the Dana Biosphere Reserve, and nomadic Bedouin camps.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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The increasingly inaccessible real estate market is a hot topic among would-be homeowners these days, leaving shoppers looking for alternative options in the form of rentals, nomadic living, and yes, tiny homes.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But even though Toews and Kane are still roaming NHL rinks, that past is pretty far back now.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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If the press and talent guests are a select few, there’s more access to the folks roaming the halls.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Deliberate mind wandering, where people give themselves the freedom to drift off-subject, allowing their thoughts to take a different course.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rich Hill's wandering journey through the Major League Baseball landscape is truly unique.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At 14, Wuornos gave birth to a son who was placed for adoption, and she was soon pushed out of the home and began drifting and hitchhiking, per the Netflix documentary.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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While the workers, in the trees, stay still, the bull’s looming, drifting presence gives frozen stillness an unambiguous motive and makes moments when people shift and even leap from branch to branch terrifyingly suspenseful.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Others may prefer Zodiac boat cruising, helicopter rides, or submarine dives.—
Ashton Palmer,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of those over-the-top displays will be on our annual holiday lights map, which is used by individuals, bus tours, limo parties and others who have made cruising the Phoenix area in search of the biggest and brightest part of their holiday tradition.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Whatever your candy preference, no one wants to spend the evening strolling barren streets hoping to find some goodies.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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After 10 minutes of strolling along paved pathways from the gate, the line of trees that marks the edge of the plateau comes into sight.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Roving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roving. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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