as in wandered
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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Attendees walked through metal detectors and got their bags checked to enter, while several security guards roamed the building.
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Richard Nieva, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Along the edges of the enclosure, packs of low-ranking males roamed from burrow to burrow, harassing the females.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Richard Nieva, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Along the edges of the enclosure, packs of low-ranking males roamed from burrow to burrow, harassing the females.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Roamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roamed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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