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as in roamed
to move about from place to place aimlessly
we just went outside and wandered around until it was time to go
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as in fell
to commit an offense
we have all wandered from the path of righteousness at least once in our lives
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Recent Examples of wandered
Jacob Roggeveen, a lawyer turned explorer, had wandered about the Pacific with three ships and found nothing.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Those who perished include 90-year-old Doreen Ellis, a Crown Heights resident with dementia who wandered out of her apartment into the frigid air Sunday night.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
For the nine years ending in FY25, the Minutemen wandered in college sports’ wilderness without a football conference affiliation, assuming full responsibility for the team’s scheduling and media rights.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2026
That summer, Taylor, also known as Wolf M3065, wandered north — back to the mountain he was named for.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Residents who wandered out of their homes and a nearby apartment complex stood in their yards recording the agents with their cellphones.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Eventually, as not pictured by Izzy, 315-pound right tackle Mike McGlinchey wandered over and sat next to his quarterback, too.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Eventually, as not pictured by Izzy Nix, 315-pound right tackle Mike McGlinchey wandered over and sat next to his quarterback, too.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Strong wandered around for a little, the rangers trailing eagerly behind, reciting Colonial facts.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Those who perished include 90-year-old Doreen Ellis, a Crown Heights resident with dementia who wandered out of her apartment into the frigid air Sunday night.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
For the nine years ending in FY25, the Minutemen wandered in college sports’ wilderness without a football conference affiliation, assuming full responsibility for the team’s scheduling and media rights.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2026
That summer, Taylor, also known as Wolf M3065, wandered north — back to the mountain he was named for.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Residents who wandered out of their homes and a nearby apartment complex stood in their yards recording the agents with their cellphones.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Eventually, as not pictured by Izzy, 315-pound right tackle Mike McGlinchey wandered over and sat next to his quarterback, too.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Eventually, as not pictured by Izzy Nix, 315-pound right tackle Mike McGlinchey wandered over and sat next to his quarterback, too.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Strong wandered around for a little, the rangers trailing eagerly behind, reciting Colonial facts.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wandered
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With their home campus inaccessible, students roamed to various athletic facilities throughout town for practice and games.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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On a recent afternoon, the pair of mutes roamed the tiered backyard.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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After a flurry of punches that would have felled a lesser team and coach, the Owls are still standing.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Antoine’s trees were eventually felled after the plantation changed hands multiple times after the death of enslaver Roman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Haycrafts had drifted apart around this time, after one of their sons died in an accident, and Anna became vehemently religious.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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But, after, many of the groups created to put it on fell into factional infighting or drifted apart.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Kelly insisted to the Washington Examiner that they were invited into the church, countering claims that the protesters trespassed.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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The suit also alleges agents regularly trespassed on private property and used riot weapons, like tear gas, on people who weren’t resisting.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The couple strolled past planter boxes filled with flowers and vegetables as the school’s attendance specialist Crismar Guerra De Segnini answered questions from them and the handful of other parents on the tour.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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After the models’ finale, Nichanian strolled down the runway as an audience of hundreds of clients, celebrities and editors offered her a five-minute standing ovation.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some of that era’s optimism has since waned, as the prevailing conversation in hip-hop these days is a sense that the genre has strayed too far from its roots.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
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Characters who strayed were guided back into alignment, not violently eliminated.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Vin Winter buried 27 points (five-three pointers) and came away with five steals as Ipswich (8-6) cruised to a 76-47 Cape Ann League win over Essex Tech.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Blasting Tejano music, students in cars cruised between the protesters on Menchaca, as some leaned out the window or poked through sunroof, shaking signs and flags of Mexico, Ecuador and Cuba.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Wandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wandered. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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