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
Sirat centers on a father and son joining a group of itinerant ravers in the deserts of Morocco in search for one last party.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
He was born in 1930 to a father who was an itinerant salesman and a mother who ran a small store.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
There is certainly plenty of upside for the Fire, which has yet to ignite a large following among Chicago sports fans during much of the team’s somewhat itinerant 27-year history.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The bureaucracy needed to confirm eligibility is costly; the available technology is often outdated; some determinations are unavoidably subjective; and communicating new rules to an itinerant population with brisk job turnover is a challenge, to say the least.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
He was born in 1930 to a father who was an itinerant salesman and a mother who ran a small store.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
There is certainly plenty of upside for the Fire, which has yet to ignite a large following among Chicago sports fans during much of the team’s somewhat itinerant 27-year history.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The bureaucracy needed to confirm eligibility is costly; the available technology is often outdated; some determinations are unavoidably subjective; and communicating new rules to an itinerant population with brisk job turnover is a challenge, to say the least.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itinerant
nomadic
Adjective
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Start by incorporating one nomadic principle this quarter—implementing asynchronous workflows, hiring globally, or rethinking team work-life integration.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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This nomadic existence finally frays not just their hosts’ patience but also the central friendship.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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“Itinerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itinerant. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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