- past tense form of reeve.
rove
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Its species name honors Dr. Harald Schillhammer of the Natural History Museum Vienna for his extensive and outstanding contributions to rove beetle research.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
I hired an electric violinist to rove around the bathhouse and play during the event.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
One version of Bolt-ee is mounted on wheels and semi-autonomous, so that it can rove around to reach a vehicle that needs a quick hit of power.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2024
In response, Metro says it transferred pairs of security guards from elsewhere to rove the H Line, which connects downtown to Burien, “for the foreseeable future,” spokesperson Al Sanders said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
Her eyes rove upward and find the police officer.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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A team of nearly 50 supported operations during the festival as the astronaut roved the grounds at a speed of less than five miles an hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
He roved the stage and gestured frequently, and, like the others he got a standing ovation but didn't hang around long to soak it up, heading for the wings after just 30 seconds.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
Throughout campus, private security vehicles positioned themselves in well-traveled areas and roved the streets as part of the university’s pledge to maintain a stepped-up presence for students’ arrival.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
I sat alone on my couch in Columbia, S.C.; my three sons roved around me.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022
Her eyes roved distractedly around the room as though searching for something.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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A churro cart vendor who had operated in South Los Angeles for more than a decade stopped vending altogether for six weeks at the peak of the roving sweeps, losing an estimated $5,000 in income.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
This romp about Fiorilla, a flirty young woman with a roving eye who is married to Geronio, a wealthy old Neapolitan, is packed with hilarious, fast-moving ensembles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Yet investors are unlikely to care about Demand Progress’ roving billboards in Washington.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
In Belfast itself, local communities have gathered en masse to support their immigrant neighbors, whether by hiding them from roving mobs or raising money to repair their homes and businesses.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
Only a few people were watching at first, and half of them were Heck’s Angels, a roving tricycle gang of four- and five-year-olds.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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