perambulatory

adjective

Definition of perambulatorynext
as in nomadic
traveling from place to place perambulatory groups of protesters were all over the city during the political convention

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  1. nomadic
  2. nomad
  3. ambulatory
Adjective
  • According to the nonprofit Survival International, the remaining Kawahiva are nomadic hunter-gatherers who survived attacks and disease and continue to avoid contact with outsiders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of nomadic
Adjective
  • 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
  • New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.
    — Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of nomad
Adjective
  • Creators document life as ambulatory wheelchair users, paint their forearm crutches, style canes as accessories and explain pacing to audiences in the millions.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Patients and families were left asking why ambulatory LGMD patients could not continue toward review while the risks in nonambulatory patients were studied separately.
    — Kat Bryant Knudson, STAT, 31 July 2026
Definition of ambulatory
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