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
An active tropical storm or hurricane has roamed somewhere in the Atlantic on that date in roughly three-fourths of the 76 years tracked by NOAA.
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Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Many of these injuries were caused by aerial bombardments, as Israel Defense Forces jets, helicopters and drones regularly roamed the skies, Burney said.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Belichick roamed the field during pregame warmups for the better part of a half-hour.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
As Hagan roamed the ship collecting anecdotes about partying celebrities, the PR team for the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection began to panic, trying to retroactively tell Vanity Fair that the entire cruise was now off the record.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Michigan anglers may soon have more opportunities to battle and catch the Great Lakes region's largest fish, a fish that traces back to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Giara horses, the only wild horses in Europe, have roamed the island for thousands of years.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Sir Hew roamed with his binoculars.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Many of these injuries were caused by aerial bombardments, as Israel Defense Forces jets, helicopters and drones regularly roamed the skies, Burney said.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Belichick roamed the field during pregame warmups for the better part of a half-hour.
—Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
As Hagan roamed the ship collecting anecdotes about partying celebrities, the PR team for the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection began to panic, trying to retroactively tell Vanity Fair that the entire cruise was now off the record.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Michigan anglers may soon have more opportunities to battle and catch the Great Lakes region's largest fish, a fish that traces back to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Giara horses, the only wild horses in Europe, have roamed the island for thousands of years.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Sir Hew roamed with his binoculars.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roamed
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The bear then wandered into an adjacent property across the street and was eventually euthanized under New Jersey Fish and Wildlife’s response criteria for category 1 bears, in which the animals are considered a threat to public safety and property.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wildlife officials euthanized a black bear this week after the animal wandered into a Dollar General in northern New Jersey and bit a woman.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Given time, a loyal fanbase might have slowly drifted toward new shows and obsessions.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Occasionally a curious polar bear meandered near camp, which was always changing as the ice floe buckled and drifted across the Arctic Ocean.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last October, Ann Watson strolled into her local Costco with a shopping list and a sense of purpose.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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The father and daughter had strolled along the beach before heading home to Fairview, Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems said.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Roamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roamed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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