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as in rambling
passing from one topic to another
your decidedly wandering essay loses its punch—stick to one theme
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as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a wandering carnival that visited small towns all over the South
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as in roaming
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 trespassing
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 wandering
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
MacFarland did not have a wandering eye, and was not looking to leave.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
30 June 2026
Throughout the weekend, someone wandering around Mass MoCA’s campus might have caught excellent mainstage opening acts like Gang of Four (featuring Ted Leo on guitar) or the Breeders, representing two strains of Eighties and Nineties alt/punk rock.
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Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
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Their newest roams freer musically, with an unburdened wandering feel.
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Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
MacFarland did not have a wandering eye, and was not looking to leave.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Verb
After all, the best way to experience Paris is on foot, and these timeless flats were the perfect companion for a full day of wandering my favorite city.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
30 June 2026
Throughout the weekend, someone wandering around Mass MoCA’s campus might have caught excellent mainstage opening acts like Gang of Four (featuring Ted Leo on guitar) or the Breeders, representing two strains of Eighties and Nineties alt/punk rock.
—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wandering
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Honeysuckle The warm, heady, floral scent of honeysuckle, which is strongest at dusk, is instantly recognizable, and the romantically rambling vines and tubular blooms make the climbing varieties cottage-garden classics.
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Vocals have an offhand nonchalance instead of hogging the spotlight, melodies sneak up on you rather than announce themselves, and the guitars avoid crunchy riffs and overdriven twang in favor of tart rambling and clean supporting chords.
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The future goalkeeper had, however, been conditioned by his nomadic family upbringing.
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Later, it was used to describe the sites created by nomadic groups like the Romani people.
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On July 8, the Inyo National Forest will begin rounding up horses from the Montgomery Pass herd roaming beyond the roughly 200,000 acres designated for them along the California-Nevada border, according to a recent news release.
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The animals have been seen on airport runways, walking on golf courses, roaming near schools and causing panic in supermarkets and hot spring resorts almost on a daily basis.
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Instead of Cady as rapist, Cape Fear seems to be going for a general theme of Cady as violator, someone who is trespassing not singularly on a female body but on the Bowdens’ trustworthiness.
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Kaufmyn was found guilty of interfering with a business, trespassing with intent to interfere with a business, unlawful assembly and refusal to disburse at a riot.
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.
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New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
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Without it, the experience risks drifting into the broad category of pretty resort dinner.
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People often watch them with comments from other viewers drifting across their screens.
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The report will also provide insight into whether American workers’ paychecks are falling further behind inflation.
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But Musk fell short of the yearly 5% minimum the IRS legally requires his foundation to give away, after falling roughly $423 million short in 2023.
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Toward the end of his first day, Chekhov spotted an officer strolling confidently down the street.
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Check out what Northlanders can expect to find while strolling the aisles.
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“Wandering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wandering. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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