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as in traveller
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover
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Recent Examples of rover
Bethune is more of a classic thumper while Warner is a modern sideline-to-sideline range rover.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Landing with a plan for a couple years of investigation, over 13 years later the rover is still on Mars making discoveries.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Thanks to Stockman’s preferred angular and rugged design language, the new dual-axle caravan looks more like a lunar rover than one of Airstream’s iconic silver bullets.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
The People's Republic has pressed forward with an impressive campaign of technological breakthroughs, including sending robotic rovers to the moon and Mars and even accomplishing its own historic first in landing and operating a spacecraft on the far side of the moon in 2019.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Landing with a plan for a couple years of investigation, over 13 years later the rover is still on Mars making discoveries.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Thanks to Stockman’s preferred angular and rugged design language, the new dual-axle caravan looks more like a lunar rover than one of Airstream’s iconic silver bullets.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
The People's Republic has pressed forward with an impressive campaign of technological breakthroughs, including sending robotic rovers to the moon and Mars and even accomplishing its own historic first in landing and operating a spacecraft on the far side of the moon in 2019.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rover
Noun
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Maybe Charles went on to become a famous nephrologist, or part of the Christian-pirate community, or both.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Treasure Island had a pirate show, and the Mirage had this volcano show.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The lore of the position is passed between players like travelers telling tales at a campfire.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Knowing what weather to expect before hitting the road is essential for travelers, both for planning purposes and safety.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes, though, nomads fall in love with a new country and want to stay forever.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
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These friends, all Amazigh (Berber) nomads, have embarked on a musical voyage to celebrate their roots and share the richness of their heritage with the world.—
Jake Richardson,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Stargazers hoping to catch a glimpse of C/2025 R2 (SWAN) should read our roundups of the best binoculars and telescopes for viewing the night sky, while those looking to image the wanderer should read our guide to imaging a solar system comet with a DSLR camera.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Already, some skywatchers have caught sight of these icy wanderers.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His curiosity is mirrored by that of Lewis Moon, a free-spirited drifter with both Cheyenne and Choctaw ancestry, who has been contracted by the government to drop bombs on the Niaruna, in an effort to scatter the tribe.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The drifter who confessed to killing an inventor and his wife was executed Tuesday night, more than three decades after the double murder in their Miami business.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Animals that are kennel-trained will likely be pleased to be in their cozy confines and away from the bustle of vacuums, mops, and the like, but for those who are roamers, consider gating off an area for them.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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These medium-sized glasses feature a chunky wayfarer-oval shape crafted from durable acetate.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Rover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rover. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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