ambulatory

adjective

ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce ambulatory (audio)
Definition of ambulatorynext
as in nomadic
traveling from place to place ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America

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Recent Examples of ambulatory North Carolina has exempted ambulatory surgery centers in larger counties and continues to debate broader repeal. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Kaiser Permanente’s proposal to build a four-story medical office building and expand its ambulatory surgery facility was approved last month. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 One non-hospital option that may be lesser known to people is ambulatory surgery centers. — Anthem Blue Cross California, Daily News, 10 June 2026 Growth in the sector came from social assistance, nursing, residential care facilities and ambulatory care services. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ambulatory
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  1. nomadic
  2. nomad
Adjective
  • The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • From nomadic migrations to geek culture, many of the works seek to record and archive changing relations to place and community, not only in Doha but across the Gulf region.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of nomadic
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  • Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
  • New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
    — Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of nomad

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