as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a roving substitute teacher who works in a different district every day
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as in roaming
to move about from place to place aimlessly
buffalo roving over the vast plains
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Recent Examples of roving
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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Adjective
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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Adjective
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This land is inhabited by the Nenets people, nomadic reindeer herders who, guided by the seasonal cycles and the needs of their animals, migrate incessantly in an infinite circle of movements between ice, frozen rivers and incessant winds in search of new pastures in the most remote tundra.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Litton stayed at two different inns in Chico over eight days, reflecting his nomadic lifestyle, deputies said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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According to Smithsonian, the institute’s idyllic backdrop, with open fields where patients could imagine animals roaming free, helped convince the doctor's dozens of patients that her practices were legit.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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Who knows how regular this blues-rock gig will be for the perpetually roaming Murray, but the timing is good.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2025
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Spend your days absorbing its wartime history, wandering the outdoor markets, dining on seafood, rejuvenating at a spa, or hiking secluded coastal trails before lolling on the white-sand beaches.—
Peggy Orenstein,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025
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Cohen and colleagues have published several studies showing an increase in the polar vortex stretching or wandering.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2025
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After ten days of cruising Antarctic waters, dodging icebergs, and spotting elephant seals, the cruise’s 140 passengers could toss their Dramamine, catch a plane from the gravel runway at Frei Station research base, and fly straight back to Chile.—
Blair Braverman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Celtics are cruising off of stellar chemistry and roster continuity.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Roving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roving. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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