as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a roving substitute teacher who works in a different district every day
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to move about from place to place aimlessly
buffalo roving over the vast plains
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Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023
The Board concluded in 2020 that Boylan and Truth Aquatics failed to have crew members conduct a roving watch of the ship as is required by the U.S. Coast Guard.
—Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
All of the costumes are made in-house by six tailors and seamstresses plus a roving style team of 100 people who travel to various ships for costume updates.
—Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2022
Her novel follows the journey of Isaac and Bellatine, siblings who inherit an unlikely ancestral gift: Thistlefoot, a magical, roving, sentient house with chicken legs that joins them on their cross-country tour with their puppet act.
—Rachel Raczka, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
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With Biadasz back Monday from a high-ankle sprain, the team opted to make a straight substitution at center, kicking McGovern into a roving, romper role, while leaving Peters and Smith as is.
—Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023
The Board concluded in 2020 that Boylan and Truth Aquatics failed to have crew members conduct a roving watch of the ship as is required by the U.S. Coast Guard.
—Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
All of the costumes are made in-house by six tailors and seamstresses plus a roving style team of 100 people who travel to various ships for costume updates.
—Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2022
Her novel follows the journey of Isaac and Bellatine, siblings who inherit an unlikely ancestral gift: Thistlefoot, a magical, roving, sentient house with chicken legs that joins them on their cross-country tour with their puppet act.
—Rachel Raczka, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
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Related: The Best Fitness Gifts for Your Most Active Friends The Best Cycling Gifts, According to Bike Experts The Best Gifts for Everyone on Your List Lauren Mazzo is a nomadic writer and editor with nearly 10 years of experience creating health and wellness content.Lauren Mazzo, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024
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And diners now come here for both our nomadic dinners and our private dinners.CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement To examine the impact of recreation on the lions, researchers used GPS and activity data gleaned from the tracking collars of 22 mountain lions roaming the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding region between 2011 and 2018.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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And the trust list enables roaming, meaning the technology can use multiple PKIs, or Public Key Infrastructure, which describes a collection of tools and procedures that help secure digital communications and transactions.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
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The owner, from Pennsylvania, shared several incriminating pictures of her chihuahua and Jack Russell mix, named Leia, holding pieces of bread in her mouth after wandering into the neighbor's yard.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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In this science-fiction satire, a domestic robot wandering through a world where everything has fallen apart just wants to find a human to serve but keeps meeting with chaos, disaster and confusion.Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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The company operates 5 luxury travel and cruising brands out of offices in London, New York, Melbourne, Split, Athens, and Cape Town.Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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So, what if cruising alone as a woman could be just as fulfilling?Katie Chang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Roving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roving. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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