Move and Roam

Move

Move verb - To change the place or position of.

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Roam and move are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Roam" instead a verb "Move".

Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

Roam verb - Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.

Usage example: The cattle roam across the prairie

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Move and roam are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Move" instead a verb "Roam".

Nearby Words: roaming, roamed

It's a large area you have to roam and most dolls or anything slightly menacing won't move anywhere.

Source: Video Game / Ib
By early 1945, Allied air and naval forces roam Japanese shores and skies virtually at will, shooting up or sinking just about everything that dares to move in daylight.

Source: World War II / War In Asia And The Pacific
After the story is settled and the pair hasn't been thrown out of town, Vianne gets set to move on anyway — but then realizes that she wants to stay, and instead dumps her mother's ashes out the window, leaving her mother's spirit free to roam and no longer forcing the family to accompany it.

Source: But Now I Must Go

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