as in nomad
traveling from place to place
raised in a nomadic family, she attended half a dozen different high schools
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The Sarmatians were a group of nomadic people originally from the region of modern-day Iran before migrating to the Ural Mountains, according to Britannica.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
But the genetic evidence points to zoonoses initially becoming prevalent in Asia and Russia as communities transitioned from hunter-gatherer lifestyles to nomadic livestock herding or farming.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
As markets become more global and work becomes more flexible, the nomadic approach to business offers concrete advantages.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
For centuries, the area’s Indigenous Yup’ik residents lived a nomadic subsistence lifestyle, timing their seasonal movements with the arrival of migratory birds in spring, fish in summer and the ripening of berries in early fall.
—Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
But the genetic evidence points to zoonoses initially becoming prevalent in Asia and Russia as communities transitioned from hunter-gatherer lifestyles to nomadic livestock herding or farming.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
As markets become more global and work becomes more flexible, the nomadic approach to business offers concrete advantages.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
For centuries, the area’s Indigenous Yup’ik residents lived a nomadic subsistence lifestyle, timing their seasonal movements with the arrival of migratory birds in spring, fish in summer and the ripening of berries in early fall.
—Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 2025
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“Nomadic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nomadic. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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