as in to wander
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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The bear was euthanized July 7 after Fish and Wildlife biologists and officers were called to the Meeks Bay area of Lake Tahoe on complaints of several bears roaming campgrounds for food, according to fish and wildlife officials.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2025
The clip also sparked some debate, with several viewers opposed to the idea of a cat being allowed to roam wild like Ruben is.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Such broad, open spaces were essential to the origins of the giant sloths, and so creating wide-open spaces helps spur the evolution of giants to roam such environments.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
Norway is home to an embarrassment of perspective-altering landscapes—craggy mountains, beautiful fjords, and dramatic coastlines—making roaming outdoors all the more rewarding.
—AFAR Media, 10 July 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2025
The clip also sparked some debate, with several viewers opposed to the idea of a cat being allowed to roam wild like Ruben is.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Such broad, open spaces were essential to the origins of the giant sloths, and so creating wide-open spaces helps spur the evolution of giants to roam such environments.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
Norway is home to an embarrassment of perspective-altering landscapes—craggy mountains, beautiful fjords, and dramatic coastlines—making roaming outdoors all the more rewarding.
—AFAR Media, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roam
wander
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Between all that, cosplayers wander around and fans stop to buy action figures, play video games and meet their favorite artists.—
Olivia Petty,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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So why are astronomers suddenly so many interstellar objects wandering through our Solar System?—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Roam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roam. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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