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
Meanwhile, 90-day emergency department visit rates were also lower for ambulatory care patients than hospital patients—8.9 percent versus 12.7 percent.
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Newsweek Rankings, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Usually, procedures at an ambulatory surgery center cost less then at the hospital.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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
More than 60,000 new jobs, mostly in hospital and ambulatory services, were posted in the month of May, according to the BLS, making up nearly 45% of all new jobs in the country.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 6 June 2025
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Newsweek Rankings, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Usually, procedures at an ambulatory surgery center cost less then at the hospital.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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
More than 60,000 new jobs, mostly in hospital and ambulatory services, were posted in the month of May, according to the BLS, making up nearly 45% of all new jobs in the country.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambulatory
nomadic
Adjective
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The people settling here were in for some major changes from formerly nomadic lifestyles.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the Mongolian steppe, nomadic communities used satellite data to better allocate the size of their herds ahead of winter.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Ambulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambulatory. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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