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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
Afterward, as the home stood unguarded, reporters, photographers and others wandered the property, walking to the front door and capturing video of blood drops along the porch.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Sun Ra’s intro wandered, appealingly arrhythmic.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
About a half-dozen people wandered around the Lakeview store during the midday Thursday, casually perusing the offerings.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The preschooler wandered the room, swinging a thin plastic rod from a set of window blinds like a toy sword.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
But that has changed in the past century or so as the philosophers’ musings have wandered into the realm of theory, experiment and data.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
But Lindsey Vonn never wandered.
—Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
The guy who wandered the wilderness for seven years before holding a trophy this eighth season.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, whose department is leading the investigation, said that officials do not believe Guthrie simply wandered away from her home, but that she was taken by force.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Sun Ra’s intro wandered, appealingly arrhythmic.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
About a half-dozen people wandered around the Lakeview store during the midday Thursday, casually perusing the offerings.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The preschooler wandered the room, swinging a thin plastic rod from a set of window blinds like a toy sword.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
But that has changed in the past century or so as the philosophers’ musings have wandered into the realm of theory, experiment and data.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
But Lindsey Vonn never wandered.
—Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
The guy who wandered the wilderness for seven years before holding a trophy this eighth season.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, whose department is leading the investigation, said that officials do not believe Guthrie simply wandered away from her home, but that she was taken by force.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wandered
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The findings, published in January in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, reveal that at least two subspecies of cheetah once roamed the Arabian Peninsula.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Skubal roamed the spring backfields in Nike spikes, practically attached to Verlander’s hip.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Cortina Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi received death threats after centuries-old trees were felled to make way for a $131 million bobsledding track.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Net-a-porter and Mr Porter veterans Heather Kaminetsky and Toby Bateman have assembled their teams, set their strategies and begun rewriting the sites’ music for a new generation, and for one-time fans who may have drifted away.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Big Ten drifted from Chicago to Omaha.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 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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Chinese street fairs in Moscow People sampled Chinese cuisine from stalls and strolled along snowy streets decorated with red lanterns and dragons as two weeks of events got underway Monday at various venues in the Russian capital.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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People sampled Chinese cuisine from stalls and strolled along snowy streets decorated with red lanterns and dragons as two weeks of events got underway Monday at various venues in the Russian capital.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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And when receiving feedback on their performance in challenges from week to week, panel critiques frequently strayed from modeling prowess to aesthetics.—
Hunter Lacey,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2026
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The House proposal appears to be a direct response, as well as an effort to reassert legislative control over spending some lawmakers say has strayed far beyond the fund’s original purpose.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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In the men's sprint race, Oriol Cardona Coll of Spain cruised to the win.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Crean Lutheran’s boys basketball team cruised to an 83-58 win over Village Christian on Tuesday in the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals at Crean Lutheran High.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Wandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wandered. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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