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
Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Sac State is the host school at Golden 1 Center for this event, which means more familiar faces roaming the arena, including Orr, Bill Macriss, Jason Spencer, Brian Berger, Ryan Bjork and others.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Seven free-roaming village dogs walked together along a road because one was in heat.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the last few days have become a common sight at the airport, roaming around the atrium and baggage claim areas, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has observed.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
But the company's robotaxis look entirely different from the Toyota Highlander SUVs that are currently roaming parts of downtown and East Austin.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Or for the suggestion that Chinese intelligence operatives were roaming near sensitive sites with impunity.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Elephants, hippos, buffalo, giraffes, gazelles, zebras, impalas and warthogs — all roaming free just a stone’s throw from our dusty 4×4 in Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
The giant python was far from the only oversized creature roaming prehistoric Taiwan.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
Chicago is a beautiful city and shouldn’t have to deal with kids roaming around with nothing to do.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Sac State is the host school at Golden 1 Center for this event, which means more familiar faces roaming the arena, including Orr, Bill Macriss, Jason Spencer, Brian Berger, Ryan Bjork and others.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Seven free-roaming village dogs walked together along a road because one was in heat.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the last few days have become a common sight at the airport, roaming around the atrium and baggage claim areas, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has observed.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
But the company's robotaxis look entirely different from the Toyota Highlander SUVs that are currently roaming parts of downtown and East Austin.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
Or for the suggestion that Chinese intelligence operatives were roaming near sensitive sites with impunity.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Elephants, hippos, buffalo, giraffes, gazelles, zebras, impalas and warthogs — all roaming free just a stone’s throw from our dusty 4×4 in Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
The giant python was far from the only oversized creature roaming prehistoric Taiwan.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roaming
Adjective
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The organizers of Manifesta have named the 106 artists and collectives participating in the nomadic biennial’s sixteenth iteration, set to open June 21 in four cities in Germany’s Ruhr region.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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The nomadic hunters and gatherers would have also used the Trinity River as a food source, Barrera added, harvesting mussels, fish and turtles from its waters.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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Wear it with sandals to the beach, throw on sneakers for wandering around town, and add a cardigan when the evening gets breezy.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2026
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In addition to wandering tourists, expect to see theater crew, set designers, actors, and matronly sensei in pastel kimonos and big, pinned up hairdos haunting the vicinity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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
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The change of seasons opens up all sorts of possibilities, from long walks through woods to strolling along city streets to drives through the countryside.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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Outside, the Jill Griesse Historic Garden is always open for strolling among the magnolias and soaring plume poppies.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Brent crude futures for May delivery climbed to their near peak in the futures market Sunday evening, before drifting down to $113 on Monday.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Investors have grown more anxious about inflation, with Treasury yields rising and consumer surveys showing short‑term price expectations drifting upward.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Roaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaming. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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