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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
After traversing on the lunar surface, the rovers would have extended their antennas and connected to the network.
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2025
There's yet another rover on board Athena as well — a 17.6-ounce (498-gram) tech-demonstrating robot called Yaoki, which was built by the Japanese company Dymon.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
That includes Intuitive Machine's propulsive drone known as the Micro Nova Hopper, which can hop across the lunar surface, and the first-ever commercial rover to land on the moon, the MAPP rover (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) manufactured by a Colorado company named Lunar Outpost.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
These could include rovers outfitted with leading-edge cameras, spectrometers and lasers, along with helicopters that could overfly and map the lava tubes that might shelter future habitats.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2025
There's yet another rover on board Athena as well — a 17.6-ounce (498-gram) tech-demonstrating robot called Yaoki, which was built by the Japanese company Dymon.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
That includes Intuitive Machine's propulsive drone known as the Micro Nova Hopper, which can hop across the lunar surface, and the first-ever commercial rover to land on the moon, the MAPP rover (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform) manufactured by a Colorado company named Lunar Outpost.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
These could include rovers outfitted with leading-edge cameras, spectrometers and lasers, along with helicopters that could overfly and map the lava tubes that might shelter future habitats.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rover
Noun
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Travelers can also visit the San Felipe Fort for a dose of pirate history, then unwind in the slow-moving current of the natural lazy river Los Rápidos.—
Meagan Drillinger,
AFAR Media,
28 Mar. 2025
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Elementary School Kids can step into the world of pirates at The North Carolina Maritime Museum, where artifacts from Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge ship live.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The piece of jewelry is crafted by his girlfriend Lenore Dove, a member of the Covey, a musical group of nomads in Panem, who has a connection to none other than Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' Lucy Gray Baird (played by Rachel Zegler in the 2023 film adaptation).—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Over the course of nearly three years, while Cox kept postponing their closing date or going incommunicado, Coyne and his family — three children and his parents-in-law from Ukraine, have lived like nomads in six rentals.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Dickinson, Babygirl actor and a relative newcomer to A-list stardom, will debut his feature film Urchin, about a drifter (Frank Dillane) on the streets of London.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novel series, the show stars Ritchson as the infamous ex-military police officer and drifter who uses his combat skills (and intimidating stature) to take down dangerous criminals.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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While traditional European dishes like pastas or paellas have beckoned foodies for years, travelers’ tastes are diversifying to account for their growing cultural curiosity.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, GetYourGuide is shifting the conversation by focusing on traveler engagement with experiences.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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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 13 Apr. 2025.
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