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as in traveller
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
a rambler her whole life, my aunt is likely to send me a postcard from just about any corner of the world
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as in walker
a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure
a secluded sylvan spot just waiting to be discovered by the adventurous rambler
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Recent Examples of rambler
There are dozens of earth-tone mugs, yet her favorite is a forest green Yeti rambler from her wedding.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
This rambler is popular to grow along fences, and its abundant clusters of blooms are some of the first to bloom in the spring.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 July 2024
These include many ramblers and climbers, species roses and antique varieties.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2024
As a prodigious urban rambler—so much so that there are contemporary walking tours inspired by his verses—much of Borges’s poetry was born on the streets of Buenos Aires.
—Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
This rambler is popular to grow along fences, and its abundant clusters of blooms are some of the first to bloom in the spring.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 July 2024
These include many ramblers and climbers, species roses and antique varieties.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2024
As a prodigious urban rambler—so much so that there are contemporary walking tours inspired by his verses—much of Borges’s poetry was born on the streets of Buenos Aires.
—Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2024
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Start between 8:45-9:30 a.m. Dec. 21, Hart Memorial Central Library, 211 E. Dakin Ave., Kissimmee, $4 per person, free for walkers ages 12 or younger who do not want credit, 917-881-8358, midfloridamilers.org.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Users can compete with friends and develop a community of walkers in the neighborhood who also track their steps on WeWard.Renée Onque, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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Safety advocates say that's one reason why pedestrian fatalities are up more than 75% since reaching their lowest point in 2009.Joel Rose, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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The accident occurred on the Brightline train that departed from Orlando at 1:50 p.m. Around 3 p.m., as the passenger train was traveling through Vero Beach, the train struck a pedestrian near the railroad’s intersection with 12th Street.Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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The intact burial found beneath the Treasury provides rare insight into the lives of the Nabataeans, ancient Arabian nomads whose desert kingdom thrived during fourth century BC to AD 106, Creasman said.Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
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Interviews suggest that many nomads who have moved to the new villages are reluctant to adapt.Muyi Xiao, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2024
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Brisbane, Australia Australia’s third-largest city checks the boxes for travelers seeking a destination with burgeoning cultural and culinary scenes.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Finally, Japan Airlines has announced a baggage delivery service for travelers that will allow luggage to be dropped off at customers’ hotels for a fee.Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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My personal nightmare manifested around 2018 in the form of ’90s-style tiny sunglasses (and later, eyeglasses), after what felt like a solid two decades of the wayfarers and oversized frames that suited my very round face.Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Knee-high, eroded Jizo statues that resembled children — often cloaked in red bibs — peppered the trail to ward off evil and safeguard wayfarers like me.Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
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Levinson’s twisty, almost noir tone (Dutch angles and murderous drifters abound) makes the litany of sight gags on display twice as funny.Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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From the beginning, Autumn has always been the most mysterious character — a drifter who showed up in episode one to camp on the west pasture and almost immediately pushed Royal into the hole as an experiment.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 May 2024
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“Rambler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rambler. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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