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as in roamed
to move about from place to place aimlessly
we just went outside and wandered around until it was time to go
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as in fell
to commit an offense
we have all wandered from the path of righteousness at least once in our lives
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Recent Examples of wandered
The back parking lot, once a nasty no man’s land where drunken customers wandered off to urinate, has recently been transformed into a performance space that has hosted small gigs including Duane Betts.
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Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
But, as Chen and Shrivastava wandered a Texas restaurant conference, a Dallas heating and air company called Rescue Air found them.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
And Static wandered into liminal spaces, the inexplicable, and terrors sometimes best left unspoken.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said that Cho, who was living with dementia, was disoriented at the time and had wandered from a convalescent home.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The victim, Bang Cho, had wandered away from a senior care home when he was attacked just before midnight on Sunday in downtown LA, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
In February 2019, a few weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday, Mildred Hernandez, a resident with Alzheimer’s, wandered out of Greenhaven in the middle of the night.
—Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Not the worst outcome for a reptile that wandered into the wrong lane.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
In February 2019, a few weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday, Mildred Hernandez, a resident with Alzheimer's, wandered out of Greenhaven in the middle of the night.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026
But, as Chen and Shrivastava wandered a Texas restaurant conference, a Dallas heating and air company called Rescue Air found them.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
And Static wandered into liminal spaces, the inexplicable, and terrors sometimes best left unspoken.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said that Cho, who was living with dementia, was disoriented at the time and had wandered from a convalescent home.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The victim, Bang Cho, had wandered away from a senior care home when he was attacked just before midnight on Sunday in downtown LA, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
In February 2019, a few weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday, Mildred Hernandez, a resident with Alzheimer’s, wandered out of Greenhaven in the middle of the night.
—Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Not the worst outcome for a reptile that wandered into the wrong lane.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
In February 2019, a few weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday, Mildred Hernandez, a resident with Alzheimer's, wandered out of Greenhaven in the middle of the night.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wandered
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Escaped inmates roamed the streets of New Orleans under the watch of surveillance cameras.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 2011, a cougar that had roamed the Northland two years earlier was found struck and killed on a Connecticut highway — more than 1,000 miles away.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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John Adams famously wrote to his wife, Abigail, that smallpox was killing 10 soldiers for every one felled in battle.—
Katrine L. Wallace,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2026
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By Wednesday’s Game 5 of this first-round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors, the motto had drifted down toward the bottom of the giveaways, and the font size shrank.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Their most familiar neighbor was the occasional manatee that drifted by their home.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Bishop said someone trespassed onto the cemetery and stabbed her three cane corsos named Zeus, Ghost and Ro Ro, who were guarding the property.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Earlier on Sunday, Sai Sudharsan continued his fine form with 87 runs off 46 balls as Gujarat Titans strolled to an eight-wicket win over host Chennai Super Kings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then, just as the charter sector was posting striking results, many school networks strayed from their commitment to academic excellence.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Originally created in 1938, the brand’s founders had a dream of sharing their love of the outdoors with the world around them, and in almost a century, REI hasn’t strayed from that ethos.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sheehan cruised through the first three innings, recording seven strikeouts his first time through the Cubs’ batting order and retiring 10 batters in a row.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Long before the Kraken haunted sailors’ tales, something just as monstrous actually cruised the ancient seas — and scientists just found the proof.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Wandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wandered. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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