as in wanders
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 roams
Their nearest relative, the gray wolf, still roams forests and tundras.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Jack the Ripper roams the streets in search of his next victim.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
In a video, Billy Ray roams a large grassy field while listening to the song on his phone.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The saiga antelope roams the Eurasian steppe of Central Asia.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2025
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Jack the Ripper roams the streets in search of his next victim.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
In a video, Billy Ray roams a large grassy field while listening to the song on his phone.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The saiga antelope roams the Eurasian steppe of Central Asia.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roams
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Although the park attracts millions of nature-loving visitors every year, terrestrial cell phone signal quickly wanes once one wanders off populated areas and away from main roads.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Mackie plays himself as a self-serious star making a deeply personal, awards-bait movie, whereas Dave Franco wanders around drunk and high on weed and mushrooms.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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But, as always, the talk drifts toward quarterbacks, that uniquely American job with uniquely American responsibilities.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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Modern systems analyze patterns of active work, idle stretches and meeting length in real time, giving leaders a live feed of how productivity drifts through a day.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Roams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roams. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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