as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
an itinerant musician can see a lot of the world
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Recent Examples of itinerant
The artist, who was born in 1985 in Shanghai, has actively chosen an itinerant existence to reach beyond familiar horizons of both life and art, before eventually establishing a base in New York in late summer 2024.
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Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
The Fire have been something of an itinerant franchise for much of their nearly three-decade history.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In the end, his reign lasted less than 11 months, which extended a CV that has had an itinerant look since Pereira left Porto, his hometown club, 13 years ago.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
As an itinerant preacher, Francis regularly traveled throughout Italy to spread the Gospel.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
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Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
The Fire have been something of an itinerant franchise for much of their nearly three-decade history.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
In the end, his reign lasted less than 11 months, which extended a CV that has had an itinerant look since Pereira left Porto, his hometown club, 13 years ago.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
As an itinerant preacher, Francis regularly traveled throughout Italy to spread the Gospel.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for itinerant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for itinerant
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The organizers of Manifesta have named the 106 artists and collectives participating in the nomadic biennial’s sixteenth iteration, set to open June 21 in four cities in Germany’s Ruhr region.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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The nomadic hunters and gatherers would have also used the Trinity River as a food source, Barrera added, harvesting mussels, fish and turtles from its waters.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Itinerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itinerant. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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