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
Sean Neumann, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Who knows how regular this blues-rock gig will be for the perpetually roaming Murray, but the timing is good.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Between 2001 and 2004, there were so many shootings in Vancouver-area clubs that gang police started roaming through bars, throwing out anyone who looked like a drug dealer.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The Lakers, led by Anthony Davis roaming around the paint and LeBron James as a 40-year-old, are one of basketball’s slower teams, making for an interesting Friday night-style clash.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Alongside the message, Care Korea shared a video of the canine roaming the neighborhood streets where the family lived and walking along the side of the road.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Tensions are already running high in this town due to water shortages (as a radio announcement informs), and the knowledge that a predator is roaming around adds fuel to the fire with irate local men trying to find the culprit on their own.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
Two bear cubs native to Alaska roaming across rural Florida.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Explore and experience the varying vibes and dance floors, roaming performers and beats from all genres, including EDM, hip hop, R&B, Top 40, ambient, house and more.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2024
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According to Smithsonian, the institute’s idyllic backdrop, with open fields where patients could imagine animals roaming free, helped convince the doctor's dozens of patients that her practices were legit.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Who knows how regular this blues-rock gig will be for the perpetually roaming Murray, but the timing is good.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Between 2001 and 2004, there were so many shootings in Vancouver-area clubs that gang police started roaming through bars, throwing out anyone who looked like a drug dealer.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The Lakers, led by Anthony Davis roaming around the paint and LeBron James as a 40-year-old, are one of basketball’s slower teams, making for an interesting Friday night-style clash.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Alongside the message, Care Korea shared a video of the canine roaming the neighborhood streets where the family lived and walking along the side of the road.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Tensions are already running high in this town due to water shortages (as a radio announcement informs), and the knowledge that a predator is roaming around adds fuel to the fire with irate local men trying to find the culprit on their own.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
Two bear cubs native to Alaska roaming across rural Florida.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Explore and experience the varying vibes and dance floors, roaming performers and beats from all genres, including EDM, hip hop, R&B, Top 40, ambient, house and more.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Roaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaming. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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