as in wandered
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 roamed
From an animal that once roamed across a wide swath of eastern Australia to a population small enough to fit in a single room — the collapse was staggering.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
In early 2025, right-wing influencers roamed downtown Nuuk, handing out $100 bills to children and telling them to pose for cameras while wearing free MAGA swag.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
The coaches are proud seeing former student-athletes who once roamed the halls of their school achieve this kind of success.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Rock iguanas once roamed freely across the islands of Turks and Caicos.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
In the 1950s, as many as 3,000 Malaysian tigers roamed that country.
—CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Agents in battle gear hunting for immigrants still roamed the streets in Minneapolis, and protesters gathered on an avenue near the arena.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
With their home campus inaccessible, students roamed to various athletic facilities throughout town for practice and games.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
On a recent afternoon, the pair of mutes roamed the tiered backyard.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
In early 2025, right-wing influencers roamed downtown Nuuk, handing out $100 bills to children and telling them to pose for cameras while wearing free MAGA swag.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
The coaches are proud seeing former student-athletes who once roamed the halls of their school achieve this kind of success.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Rock iguanas once roamed freely across the islands of Turks and Caicos.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
In the 1950s, as many as 3,000 Malaysian tigers roamed that country.
—CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Agents in battle gear hunting for immigrants still roamed the streets in Minneapolis, and protesters gathered on an avenue near the arena.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
With their home campus inaccessible, students roamed to various athletic facilities throughout town for practice and games.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
On a recent afternoon, the pair of mutes roamed the tiered backyard.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roamed
Verb
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But that has changed in the past century or so as the philosophers’ musings have wandered into the realm of theory, experiment and data.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Lindsey Vonn never wandered.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mike Dvorak returned to play the accordion and strolled the event premises while singing about the Cocoa Crawl.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The College was also spotted in episodes 7 and 8 when members of the Ton strolled through the Grand Square and surrounding areas.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The system was able to consistently track how these icebergs split, drifted, and melted over time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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The man's pickup truck drifted over the centerline and struck a school bus head-on.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Roamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roamed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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