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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
The Apollo mission’s rover was an incredible feat at the time.
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James Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The rover originally landed in the Jezero crater in early 2021.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Sporting a sleek metallic finish and ice-blue LED lighting, the Eagle rover turned quite a few heads on the expo floor this year.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Dust devils are common occurrences on the Martian surface that NASA has regularly observed since the 1970s with rovers on the ground and orbiters from above.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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James Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The rover originally landed in the Jezero crater in early 2021.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Sporting a sleek metallic finish and ice-blue LED lighting, the Eagle rover turned quite a few heads on the expo floor this year.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Dust devils are common occurrences on the Martian surface that NASA has regularly observed since the 1970s with rovers on the ground and orbiters from above.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rover
Noun
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When there was nothing left to rob, the pirates often resorted to killing.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Pretty much the entire town goes full Jack Sparrow, dressing up in pirate costumes and waving wooden swords to commemorate and exorcise the trauma of a time when attacks by the formidable Hayreddin Barbarossa, a.k.a.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet successful nomad entrepreneurs prove otherwise.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of the spots drawing nomads in droves is Medellín, located in Colombia’s northwest.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the short story, a drifter impersonates a missing girl to rob the girl’s family — only to realize she’s made a terrible mistake.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Millie Bobby Brown will star as an orphaned teenager searching for her brother across a post-apocalyptic American West, joined by a loveable robot and a drifter (Chris Pratt).—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Waynesville Many travelers enjoy browsing shops on a sunny afternoon, and Waynesville's central area is the perfect place to cure the shopping bug.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Settlement is home to little more than a few island-style rental properties, tiny stores for provisions, and local eateries, meaning most travelers will just be passing through.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At that point, a wayfarer named Reza (Erkan Koçak Köstendil) pops into the picture, showing up at Ali’s cabin in the hills outside town and offering up his services as a gardener.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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My personal nightmare manifested around 2018 in the form of ’90s-style tiny sunglasses (and later, eyeglasses), after what felt like a solid two decades of the wayfarers and oversized frames that suited my very round face.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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“Rover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rover. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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