as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a scattering of ambulant vendors can be found on the downtown plaza
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Adjective
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One hypothesis as to how the fossils ended up there is that seasonal nomadic livestock herders traded meat and goods such as fossils with local inhabitants, in exchange for use of their land.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025 -
Seed, who followed her parents’ career paths as a photographer, also discovered a trove of her mother’s own photographs, revealing a distinctive, clear-eyed aesthetic and a nomadic itch.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Usually, procedures at an ambulatory surgery center cost less then at the hospital.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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But earlier in the 2024-25 season, Merrill, 32, was the odd man out on the Wild blue line some nights when everyone under contract was ambulatory and available.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Ambulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambulant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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