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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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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Once their daughter is old enough for school, the couple plans to register to homeschool her and connect with educational centers around the world that cater to nomadic families and their children.Cheyenne DeVon,Zachary Green, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Stone tools reveal epic trek of nomadic Neanderthals Jack Knudson is an assistant editor at Discover with a strong interest in environmental science and history.Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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This pair has great arch support and is breathable due to its perforated design, perfect for roaming through a new city on a hot day.Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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Perfectly poised as an introduction to the worlds of mystery and true crime for young adults, the story follows Pippa, a 17-year-old convinced that the true killer of Andie Bell is still roaming free, five years after her death.Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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Flashbacks and montages of her girlhood and celebrity prime reveal fragments of her biography, but the movie mostly sifts through the singer’s insomniac and at times hallucinogenic hours wandering her palatial apartment and the streets of Paris to probe the mystery of Callas.Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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For the office scenes, the cast spent months at a time inside a windowless set, on a sound stage in the Bronx, wandering through a labyrinth of blinding-white Lumon hallways.Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 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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Starting at $203,000, the Sportster 25 Surf is the company’s newest, smallest, and sportiest boat, engineered for wake-surfers skilled enough to bob behind a boat cruising at 11 miles per hour.Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Roving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roving. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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