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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Adjective
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Manifesta, the nomadic European biennial launched in 1996, is losing its founding director, Hedwig Fijen.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 May 2026 -
Unlike my nomadic parents, who moved every few years, Channing’s family had settled in this town with a large Korean community and put down roots.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 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
Adjective
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The biggest gains were in social assistance and ambulatory health care services.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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As a precaution, Smith said, the hospital closed ambulatory clinics and canceled elective procedures and outpatient appointments Wednesday.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Perambulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perambulatory. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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