as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
an itinerant musician can see a lot of the world
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Recent Examples of itinerant
Her childhood was itinerant, in part because her father chaired the music department of several universities, including Arkansas State University.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
Zugunruhe is the itinerant desire of any animate being to keep moving and growing.
—Big Think, 6 May 2026
Liza Surganova, head of the itinerant film festival founded by tech company inDrive, announced that Africa would be the next focus region for the 4th edition, leaving specifics for a later date.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 May 2026
Christopher Masterson played Francis, Hal and Lois' itinerant eldest son.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
Zugunruhe is the itinerant desire of any animate being to keep moving and growing.
—Big Think, 6 May 2026
Liza Surganova, head of the itinerant film festival founded by tech company inDrive, announced that Africa would be the next focus region for the 4th edition, leaving specifics for a later date.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 May 2026
Christopher Masterson played Francis, Hal and Lois' itinerant eldest son.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itinerant
Adjective
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The final chapters focus on 50-year-old Inga trying to have a relationship with her mother, who is falling into dementia and longs for the old nomadic life.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Construction began as early as the 7th century BC to protect against nomadic assailants, with the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang adding a major portion from 220 to 206 BC.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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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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“Itinerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itinerant. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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