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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
In Jacksonville, Florida, a 5-year-old wandered away from home in the early morning hours.
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite its common name, this creature wasn’t simply a lion that wandered into the Americas.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The 5-year-old, identified as William, slipped through the front gate of his family's home and wandered to a nearby Chick-fil-A, where he was greeted by the staff and treated to a breakfast sandwich, per the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO).
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Eli McCann, 41, (@eliwmccann) posted a clip on TikTok, recounting a moment from several years ago when his then 5-year-old niece was exploring his house and wandered into his bedroom.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
During the 1880s, the brothers lived here and made their livelihood rustling cattle and horses, while at the same time disposing of unsuspecting ranchers who wandered too close to their hideout.
—Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Visitors wandered through an assortment of historic tanks spread across a rock basin.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
While Snell and catcher Will Smith appealed to the first-base umpire, Laureano wandered away from second base, looking back over his shoulder for the call from first-base umpire Chris Guccione.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
The woman has memory issues and may have wandered off from a caretaker, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Ronnie Li, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite its common name, this creature wasn’t simply a lion that wandered into the Americas.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The 5-year-old, identified as William, slipped through the front gate of his family's home and wandered to a nearby Chick-fil-A, where he was greeted by the staff and treated to a breakfast sandwich, per the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO).
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Eli McCann, 41, (@eliwmccann) posted a clip on TikTok, recounting a moment from several years ago when his then 5-year-old niece was exploring his house and wandered into his bedroom.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
During the 1880s, the brothers lived here and made their livelihood rustling cattle and horses, while at the same time disposing of unsuspecting ranchers who wandered too close to their hideout.
—Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Visitors wandered through an assortment of historic tanks spread across a rock basin.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
While Snell and catcher Will Smith appealed to the first-base umpire, Laureano wandered away from second base, looking back over his shoulder for the call from first-base umpire Chris Guccione.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
The woman has memory issues and may have wandered off from a caretaker, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wandered
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An active tropical storm or hurricane has roamed somewhere in the Atlantic on that date in roughly three-fourths of the 76 years tracked by NOAA.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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After an earnings beat and a blistering 32% pop on July 30, the stock drifted lower for a month — a normal profit-taking after a vertical move.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Baileys had drifted almost 1,500 miles, into the dead of summer, when they were rescued by a South Korean fishing boat on June 30, 1973.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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An investigation revealed the suspect had trespassed and peered into a home through a glass door.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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There were, after all, the men who trespassed, as if my young body was theirs to forage.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Suki Waterhouse, too, strolled around in the P-6000’s all-white style with jeans and a button-up, and Kylie Jenner chose the shoe in a pure white colorway to round out her gym attire.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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New Bayern Munich signing Luis Díaz strolled down the left flank before cutting inside and poking a cross along the six-yard line.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Regulators are questioning whether OpenAI has strayed from its original public-benefit mission in favor of commercial growth—recent suicides linked to ChatGPT have also complicated the issue.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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This is the furthest Supermassive Games has strayed from the cinematic and orchestrated vision that defined the last 10 years of the studio.—
Echo Apsey,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The reigning Olympic Champion cruised through the fourth round of the women’s 100-meter heats with ease, clocking the fastest time of the day.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Dillon O’Brien ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns as South Shore Voke cruised past Hull, 30-0.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Wandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wandered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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