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as in roamed
to move about from place to place aimlessly
we just went outside and wandered around until it was time to go
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as in fell
to commit an offense
we have all wandered from the path of righteousness at least once in our lives
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Recent Examples of wandered
But that has changed in the past century or so as the philosophers’ musings have wandered into the realm of theory, experiment and data.
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Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
But Lindsey Vonn never wandered.
—Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
The guy who wandered the wilderness for seven years before holding a trophy this eighth season.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, whose department is leading the investigation, said that officials do not believe Guthrie simply wandered away from her home, but that she was taken by force.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
The family called 911, and after an initial investigation, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department determined this was a criminal case, not a situation involving a senior citizen who had willingly left or wandered off.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
Dwala Marie Lehman had been charged with professional incompetence in the death of 77-year-old Lynne Stewart, who wandered out a door and wasn't found until 15 hours later in minus-11-degree cold.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 5 Feb. 2026
The family wants everyone to know that this isn’t someone who just wandered off.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
But by the time cops were distributing her image, her worried parents had realized that the child wandered off and had begun canvassing the neighborhood for her.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
But Lindsey Vonn never wandered.
—Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
The guy who wandered the wilderness for seven years before holding a trophy this eighth season.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, whose department is leading the investigation, said that officials do not believe Guthrie simply wandered away from her home, but that she was taken by force.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
The family called 911, and after an initial investigation, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department determined this was a criminal case, not a situation involving a senior citizen who had willingly left or wandered off.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
Dwala Marie Lehman had been charged with professional incompetence in the death of 77-year-old Lynne Stewart, who wandered out a door and wasn't found until 15 hours later in minus-11-degree cold.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 5 Feb. 2026
The family wants everyone to know that this isn’t someone who just wandered off.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
But by the time cops were distributing her image, her worried parents had realized that the child wandered off and had begun canvassing the neighborhood for her.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wandered
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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.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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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
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Cortina Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi received death threats after centuries-old trees were felled to make way for a $131 million bobsledding track.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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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
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Kelly insisted to the Washington Examiner that they were invited into the church, countering claims that the protesters trespassed.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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The suit also alleges agents regularly trespassed on private property and used riot weapons, like tear gas, on people who weren’t resisting.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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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
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Inflation has weighed on shoppers, and customers have voiced frustration over cluttered stores and inconsistent merchandise that strayed from the retailer’s identity as a polished, affordable-chic chain.—
Emily Lorsch,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Their conversation strayed beyond defense, touching on baseball in general, how Davis came up in the game, the community in the sport.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The streets through which Rebecca and her friends cruised on their way to partyin’, partyin’ looked like a typical Orange County neighborhood.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sure looks like it — since nobody with under 200 wins has even been a serious threat to get elected since Koufax cruised in, on the first ballot, in 1972.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Wandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wandered. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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