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 wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly
buffalo roving over the vast plains
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Recent Examples of roving
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2023
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.
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oregonlive,
26 Jan. 2023
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Closer to the audience, there is a graveyard traversed by roving immigration officers.
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Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
20 May 2026
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Adjective
Kevol worked for many years curating dining experiences as part of a band of roving chefs.
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Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2023
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.
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oregonlive,
26 Jan. 2023
Verb
As a result, Seaside Heights officials have requested FBI support, SWAT teams, Homeland Security agents, mounted state troopers and an increase in roving officers to take to the beaches on Memorial Day weekend.
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Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Closer to the audience, there is a graveyard traversed by roving immigration officers.
—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roving
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The disease decimated not only crowded cities, but also small, nomadic hunter-gatherer groups.
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As the May renewal date approached, Walsh and the company made the decision to leave their home on Irving Park and return, once again, to the nomadic lifestyle of their early days.
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After countless date nights spent wandering Costco aisles during executive member hours and dining on food-court pizza and hot dogs, Beth and Alec Harwerth decided there was no better location for their engagement photos.
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In Corfu, days were spent hiking to the island's best beaches, wandering through pastel old-town streets, and stopping for long lunches in mountain villages.
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.
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New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
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Bone Jovi spends much of his time roaming the galleries, greeting visitors and keeping watch over the collection.
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The San Jose Police Emerald Society Pipe and Drum band will be piping and drumming at Willow Glen Town Square on Lincoln Avenue, and a pop-up choir will be roaming VTA light-rail trains and stations throughout the day.
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The bedroom window was open wide, the char of campfire smoke drifting through.
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Most concerning, according to an analysis by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, is a 2026-27 spending plan that is balanced on paper but drifting steadily toward a structural deficit like the one that haunts the city of San Diego.
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Spend an afternoon strolling through the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden or visiting the gentle giants at Elephant Nature Park, an ethical rescue and rehabilitation center.
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In fact, when a distraught Tom Hayward suddenly reappears, a content Mary is strolling in a local park on her own.
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The Brazilians are cruising early in the second half.
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Spending by active yachts supports marinas, hotels, restaurants, transportation providers and a range of local service businesses in major cruising destinations—not just in terms of guest or owner spending, but crew spending, too.
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“Roving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roving. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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