as in to wander
to move about from place to place aimlessly
he took a year off and roamed over Europe before going on to college
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Recent Examples of roam
Berry's owner, Mallory Bissett, allows the cat to roam outdoors, and one of Berry's favorite locations is a local bike path.
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 9 July 2025
At least one black bear was spotted roaming around a Greater Cincinnati home on Aspenhill Drive in Springfield Township early July 7.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 8 July 2025
Both offer signs of a domestic life, but are not enough evidence to definitively confirm women and children roamed the site, the report said.
—Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
Among the chaos is Rupert Friend, playing Martin Krebs, who's assembling a group to take to the scene of the devastation in hopes of extracting DNA from the creatures roaming the island to fund his next medical breakthrough.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 9 July 2025
At least one black bear was spotted roaming around a Greater Cincinnati home on Aspenhill Drive in Springfield Township early July 7.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 8 July 2025
Both offer signs of a domestic life, but are not enough evidence to definitively confirm women and children roamed the site, the report said.
—Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
Among the chaos is Rupert Friend, playing Martin Krebs, who's assembling a group to take to the scene of the devastation in hopes of extracting DNA from the creatures roaming the island to fund his next medical breakthrough.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roam
wander
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The shelter added that Captain ended up at Bentonville after a woman found the dog wandering near a road while traveling in Missouri.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Read a book, breathe deeply or just let your mind wander.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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“Roam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roam. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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