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
The property management company is currently surveying residents and providing hotel rooms for those who are not ambulatory.
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Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
An ambulatory confection of racist stereotypes, Fu-Manchu appeared in a series of pulp novels and films in the first half of the twentieth century.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The reality is that a motivated and ambulatory Jimmy Butler contributes more than any of those three.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Medicare’s payment disparities distort those decisions by rewarding hospitals simply for being hospitals, regardless of whether a service could be delivered just as well — or better — in a physician office or ambulatory surgery center.
—Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
An ambulatory confection of racist stereotypes, Fu-Manchu appeared in a series of pulp novels and films in the first half of the twentieth century.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The reality is that a motivated and ambulatory Jimmy Butler contributes more than any of those three.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Medicare’s payment disparities distort those decisions by rewarding hospitals simply for being hospitals, regardless of whether a service could be delivered just as well — or better — in a physician office or ambulatory surgery center.
—Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambulatory
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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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“Ambulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambulatory. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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