as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly
buffalo roving over the vast plains
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Recent Examples of rove
The project started with a three-week boot camp, and the shoot involved a lot of long, roving wide shots that basically unfold in real time.
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Director Ico Costa, who has made other documentaries in Mozambique, has a roving camera that manages to tell a place’s story through its people while never identifying anyone by name or following them in the traditional cinéma vérité style.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
In the deep quiet, there was nothing to stop my thoughts from racing at top speed, looping, roving, circling, meandering, searching, careening between past regrets and future hopes, pinballing between wanting and not wanting things but mostly hating everything, including myself.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
Dale Torborg was a roving White Sox strength and conditioning coordinator from 2004-22.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Director Ico Costa, who has made other documentaries in Mozambique, has a roving camera that manages to tell a place’s story through its people while never identifying anyone by name or following them in the traditional cinéma vérité style.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
In the deep quiet, there was nothing to stop my thoughts from racing at top speed, looping, roving, circling, meandering, searching, careening between past regrets and future hopes, pinballing between wanting and not wanting things but mostly hating everything, including myself.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
Dale Torborg was a roving White Sox strength and conditioning coordinator from 2004-22.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rove
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The other two dogs, who were able to roam the property, were found alive and taken into care.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The dogs were reported by passersby who alerted the KC Pet Project that dogs appeared to be dumped and roaming the area.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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On Monday night, a glittering crowd stepped out to celebrate the store’s opening, before heading over to Palazzo Serbelloni to wander through its halls and take in the homewares collection.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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That means that future missions to Titan will have a rough time tracking down any solitary microbes that might be wandering about.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
8 Apr. 2025
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Throughout the show, Sheeran often drifted to the back of the stage to lock into tight grooves with bodhrán (an Irish drum) player Eamon Murray, as fiddle player Niamh Dunne carved out fiery solos.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Tijuana River has been plagued with raw sewage and industrial waste from Tijuana for decades, fouling beaches along the U.S.-Mexico border with polluted water and sending foul odors drifting through communities in San Diego County.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Rove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rove. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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