as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a roaming circus that plays small towns across the country
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as in wandering
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 roaming
Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
From the Mercury and Gemini missions to the drama of Apollo 13, the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the robotic explorers roaming Mars, NASA's history is packed with daring feats and scientific firsts.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Under Dino Toppmoller, Uzun has evolved from Mario Gotze’s understudy last season into a roaming second striker within a direct, vertical system.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The wildfires that raged through parts of the county in early 2025 also provided satellite connectivity with an early real-world test, with SpaceX and T-Mobile activating Starlink roaming for free in those areas in January.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Local residents and longtime business owners alike have been traumatized by immigration agents roaming around the neighborhood, Moreno said, arresting both unauthorized immigrants and US citizens.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
That’s in addition to 375,710 deer roaming the state.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper's days of roaming the outfield grass are over, and the former is headed to free agency anyway.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Brazil harbors roughly half of the world's remaining jaguar population, with many roaming the country's dense Amazon rainforest and surrounding wetlands.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
While some dogs were found roaming around the house, others were in cages.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
From the Mercury and Gemini missions to the drama of Apollo 13, the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the robotic explorers roaming Mars, NASA's history is packed with daring feats and scientific firsts.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Under Dino Toppmoller, Uzun has evolved from Mario Gotze’s understudy last season into a roaming second striker within a direct, vertical system.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The wildfires that raged through parts of the county in early 2025 also provided satellite connectivity with an early real-world test, with SpaceX and T-Mobile activating Starlink roaming for free in those areas in January.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Local residents and longtime business owners alike have been traumatized by immigration agents roaming around the neighborhood, Moreno said, arresting both unauthorized immigrants and US citizens.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
That’s in addition to 375,710 deer roaming the state.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper's days of roaming the outfield grass are over, and the former is headed to free agency anyway.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Brazil harbors roughly half of the world's remaining jaguar population, with many roaming the country's dense Amazon rainforest and surrounding wetlands.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roaming
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Like many of Gallivant’s globetrotting eaus, this one feels nomadic, ever textured and light.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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In 2017 two computer scientists demonstrated that this paradox can explain the varied life strategies of slime molds, which can alternate between a solitary, nomadic life and a stationary colony.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deliberate mind wandering, where people give themselves the freedom to drift off-subject, allowing their thoughts to take a different course.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rich Hill's wandering journey through the Major League Baseball landscape is truly unique.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Whatever your candy preference, no one wants to spend the evening strolling barren streets hoping to find some goodies.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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After 10 minutes of strolling along paved pathways from the gate, the line of trees that marks the edge of the plateau comes into sight.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Outside, the aroma of turmeric, cardamom, and garam masala mingles with the sweet haze of incense drifting down the street and masking the underworld accused of hiding just around the corner.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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No leaves on the trees, few birds in the sky; the spacious vistas interdicted in all directions by armed men in black uniforms—police at the perimeter barricades, police on motorcycles, police drifting overhead in helicopters.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Roaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaming. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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