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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Like many of Gallivant’s globetrotting eaus, this one feels nomadic, ever textured and light.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025 -
In 2017 two computer scientists demonstrated that this paradox can explain the varied life strategies of slime molds, which can alternate between a solitary, nomadic life and a stationary colony.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
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
Adjective
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Anyone will also be able to visit the center to get an eye exam or buy a new pair of eyeglasses or sunglasses at its retail store, according to Vandana Pathak, UHealth’s assistant vice president for ambulatory services.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Plans call for a 200,000-square-foot medical office building with four floors above ground and a basement, hosting a cancer center, urgent care, an ambulatory surgery center and three floors of physician offices.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Ambulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambulant. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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