Animals roamed freely.

Meaning: The animals were walking around the forest without being kept in cages or enclosures.

Choice of Words: Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the kingdom Animalia. Roamed is the past tense of the verb roam, which means to wander or move about freely. Freely means without restriction or limits.

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The animals wandered aimlessly.

Meaning: This means that the animals were just walking around without any specific place to go or anything to do.

Choice of Words: Wandered means to walk or move around without a clear direction or purpose. Aimlessly means without any specific goal or destination. When you put them together, "The animals wandered aimlessly" means that the animals were moving around without any particular reason or plan.

The creatures roamed at will.

Meaning: This means that the animals were free to go wherever they wanted and do whatever they wanted.

Choice of Words: Creatures is another word for animals. Roamed means to move around freely. At will means according to one's own wishes or desires. When you put them together, "The creatures roamed at will" means that the animals were able to move around as they pleased, without any restrictions.

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