as in roamed
to move about from place to place aimlessly buffalo roving over the vast plains
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Recent Examples of roved As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off. —
Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
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Neanderthals mostly lived in Europe, while more recent additions to the family, the Denisovans, roamed Asia.— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Soon, Norton Tire outfitted most of the 20,000 cars that roamed the young city’s streets by the early 1930s.— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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And his mind has wandered, naturally, to old teammates who could become new again.— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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In February 2019, a few weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday, Mildred Hernandez, a resident with Alzheimer's, wandered out of Greenhaven in the middle of the night.— Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
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Last Tuesday, the fashion designer strolled in a very different location.— Randee Dawn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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When LaBeija, as Gus the Theatre Cat, finally strolled onstage to revisit his glory days, waggling his long, polished claws, a younger Gus (Jonathan Burke) appeared, like a mirror dancing toward him.— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
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Smoke from the fires has drifted far beyond South Georgia, with residents in Atlanta and across the metro area reporting a strong smell of burning and hazy skies.— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Smoke has drifted hundreds of miles across the Southeast, pushing air quality into unhealthy ranges for vulnerable residents from Atlanta to South Carolina.— Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Roved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/roved. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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