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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
And wandered around in the alleyway behind her florist job in Venice.
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Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Betsy, her Elf on the Shelf, had wandered off.
—Seth Carnell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The group wandered a bit around downtown São Tomé, taking pictures of its colorful buildings.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
The sharing of photos has become an extension of the dazed first hours after Assad’s ouster a week ago, when everyday Syrians wandered the presidential palace and its disheveled signs of a rapid departure.
—Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
According to Dublin Fire Chief Thomas Vanderbilt, Nova had wandered onto the partially frozen pond and broke through the ice about 500 feet from shore.
—Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Other visitors wandered through cellblocks, some stooping to examine the documents on prison stationery that lay everywhere.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
The suspect wandered around the vicinity of the Hilton Hotel.
—Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
One in a while, a veteran wandered or fell onto the trolley tracks and didn’t hear or chose not to hear the warning clang of the bell of an approaching train.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Betsy, her Elf on the Shelf, had wandered off.
—Seth Carnell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The group wandered a bit around downtown São Tomé, taking pictures of its colorful buildings.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
The sharing of photos has become an extension of the dazed first hours after Assad’s ouster a week ago, when everyday Syrians wandered the presidential palace and its disheveled signs of a rapid departure.
—Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
According to Dublin Fire Chief Thomas Vanderbilt, Nova had wandered onto the partially frozen pond and broke through the ice about 500 feet from shore.
—Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Other visitors wandered through cellblocks, some stooping to examine the documents on prison stationery that lay everywhere.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
The suspect wandered around the vicinity of the Hilton Hotel.
—Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
One in a while, a veteran wandered or fell onto the trolley tracks and didn’t hear or chose not to hear the warning clang of the bell of an approaching train.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wandered
Verb
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For the past 12 months our photographers have roamed hotel rooms, celebrity homes and even hideaways of the Hollywood Bowl in search of transcendent shots of Hollywood and arts figures in their element.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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The mastodon, a distant relative of modern elephants, roamed the region thousands of years ago.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Dec. 2024
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If a tree is found to be infested, Ewing recommends felling it and disposing of the wood by cutting it into chips and composting it.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
22 July 2025
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In September 2023, the world awoke to the news that someone had deliberately felled the Sycamore Gap tree with a chainsaw.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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“Wandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wandered. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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