as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly
buffalo roving over the vast plains
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Recent Examples of rove
Can the traditional driver, pedestrian and cycle commuter of the future coexist with all these roving robots?
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
The Vikings, though, felt confident in Harrison Smith and Theo Jackson as starters in the deep half with Josh Metellus roving around underneath.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The museum’s new space offers a permanent home for its roving presentations — now free of charge to visitors — which trace the history of public housing from its origins in the New Deal to the present day.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Then, of course, there are still the roving vendors hawking options.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
The Vikings, though, felt confident in Harrison Smith and Theo Jackson as starters in the deep half with Josh Metellus roving around underneath.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The museum’s new space offers a permanent home for its roving presentations — now free of charge to visitors — which trace the history of public housing from its origins in the New Deal to the present day.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Then, of course, there are still the roving vendors hawking options.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rove
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Those two have scheduled meet and greets, but other characters like The Invisible Man and Ygor roam throughout Dark Universe.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The refrigerator was not cold enough and two cats roamed the shop, violating state food code.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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Across the street, walking to their apartments, Marta Becerra, 50, and Margarita Mota, 60, said people from the parking structure had wandered into their apartment complex, stealing bicycles and other items from people’s porches.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Any Colorado wolves that wander into Utah, New Mexico or Arizona will be retrieved and brought back to the Centennial State, under agreements state wildlife officials inked with those neighboring states.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 May 2025
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From casting a line and drifting beneath cottonwoods to paddling through splashing whitewater, adventures on the San Miguel are a refreshing way to experience its rhythms.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 May 2025
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The film, so enjoyably wacky at first, deflates and drifts to a stop like one of its showboat cars running on empty.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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“Rove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rove. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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