as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
nomad caravans of Bedouins
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as in traveler
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
after college she became quite the nomad, backpacking through Europe with no particular destination
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Recent Examples of nomad
Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Quick hits While the center battle has been decided, Canales said the kicking competition between NFL nomad Matthew Wright and rookie Ryan Fitzgerald is ongoing.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
For aspiring nomads, understand that flexibility must be earned through trust, consistency and clear communication.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Quick hits While the center battle has been decided, Canales said the kicking competition between NFL nomad Matthew Wright and rookie Ryan Fitzgerald is ongoing.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
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Like many of Gallivant’s globetrotting eaus, this one feels nomadic, ever textured and light.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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In 2017 two computer scientists demonstrated that this paradox can explain the varied life strategies of slime molds, which can alternate between a solitary, nomadic life and a stationary colony.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The lore of the position is passed between players like travelers telling tales at a campfire.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Knowing what weather to expect before hitting the road is essential for travelers, both for planning purposes and safety.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stargazers hoping to catch a glimpse of C/2025 R2 (SWAN) should read our roundups of the best binoculars and telescopes for viewing the night sky, while those looking to image the wanderer should read our guide to imaging a solar system comet with a DSLR camera.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Already, some skywatchers have caught sight of these icy wanderers.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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His curiosity is mirrored by that of Lewis Moon, a free-spirited drifter with both Cheyenne and Choctaw ancestry, who has been contracted by the government to drop bombs on the Niaruna, in an effort to scatter the tribe.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The drifter who confessed to killing an inventor and his wife was executed Tuesday night, more than three decades after the double murder in their Miami business.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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He was placed on waivers and claimed by the Cubs in August 1958, setting off a vagabond career in the big leagues.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Strait is a veteran of the genre known for his vagabond anthems and sweet love songs.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Nomad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nomad. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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