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 two-seater can also be had wearing all-terrain tires for roving through mud or over rocks.
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New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Presented in Lightness & Tension, an exhibition curated by roving gallerist Ulysses de Santi, Simões’s work is rooted in material exploration, as seen in the Sleeper chair, a curving steel form that suggests Brazilian midcentury modernism.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
The move marks the first stand-alone store project for Vespa, which had tested retail waters earlier with a roving pop-up format at leading department stores in key locations such as Paris, Milan, Beijing, Vienna and Singapore, among others.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
That’s part of the reason why guests who visit won’t see roving entertainers playing Black Bart, the Sheriff, Amazon Ani and Captain Isabella during the pop-up.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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Plucked off the staff of then-Jazz head coach Quin Snyder, who is currently in Atlanta with the Hawks, Skeeter is someone Hornets fans see roaming in front of Charlotte’s bench quite often.—
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More than 200 years ago, bison roamed freely across Illinois, but as the industrial revolution reshaped the landscape, the bison disappeared.—
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Still, much of the time Froud was content, wandering the set after just learning to walk, unfazed by the elaborate production around him.—
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That morning, in a new suburb of Glendale, three-year-old Kelly Keen wandered, unattended, out of her house and into the driveway.—
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News consumers drift toward outlets that favor their politics, giving them a partial view of possible wrongdoing.—
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When next year came, Rice was in the NBA, and gradually the players drifted separate ways.—
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“Rove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rove. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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