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as in traveller
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover
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Recent Examples of rover
So Nokia hired a company called Lunar Outpost to build the rover, which is about the size of a small dog.
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Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Both the Curiosity and Pathfinder rovers (respectively located above and below equator) have documented the atmospheric events.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2025
Mars was once home to a vast ocean, complete with sandy beaches and rolling waves, according to data from China’s Zhurong rover, which landed on the red planet in 2021.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
In November 2022, NASA's Curiosity rover imaged the Amapari Marker Band in the foothills of Mount Sharp, located in Gale Crater.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Both the Curiosity and Pathfinder rovers (respectively located above and below equator) have documented the atmospheric events.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2025
Mars was once home to a vast ocean, complete with sandy beaches and rolling waves, according to data from China’s Zhurong rover, which landed on the red planet in 2021.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
In November 2022, NASA's Curiosity rover imaged the Amapari Marker Band in the foothills of Mount Sharp, located in Gale Crater.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rover
Noun
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The float that received one of the bigger reactions was a wooden pirate ship built on a RV chassis.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
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Underneath the pirate is a shadowing within the bolt of a floral motif pattern inspired by the tiles at the Columbia Restaurant.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The most successful nomads know how to motivate themselves.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The new van wraps nomads in warm, homey comfort trickled down from the incomparable Venture S motorhome and equips them with a robust 5G connectivity suite and smart home-level control, seamlessly blending the worlds of work, play and just plain everyday living.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Poitier stars as Homer Smith, a drifter who turns up in a small Arizona town and helps a group of nuns construct a chapel for the local community.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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He wasn’t seen as a drifter weirdo, but embraced as a friend and a brother.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The latest travel trend, known as check-in chicken, is just that, as ambitious travelers take a calculated gamble, delaying checking in for their flight until the last possible minute in an attempt to get the best possible seat without paying extra fees or having airline status.—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2025
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The beverage has also made a strong presence at US airports, another setting where extra hydration would help stressed travelers.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At that point, a wayfarer named Reza (Erkan Koçak Köstendil) pops into the picture, showing up at Ali’s cabin in the hills outside town and offering up his services as a gardener.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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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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“Rover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rover. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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