as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a peripatetic reporter for a cable news network
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Recent Examples of peripatetic
Despite the daily challenges this peripatetic uprooted existence poses, Brandt’s photographs capture their dignity and pride in the strength of their family units.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
After decades toggling between top studio and production jobs, the peripatetic 72-year-old billionaire has been on a cold streak of late.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
How would my peripatetic vacation plans proceed without wheels?
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Blending biography and criticism, Plunkett shows how the circumstances of Frost’s peripatetic life gave rise to some of his most successful poems.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
After decades toggling between top studio and production jobs, the peripatetic 72-year-old billionaire has been on a cold streak of late.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
How would my peripatetic vacation plans proceed without wheels?
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Blending biography and criticism, Plunkett shows how the circumstances of Frost’s peripatetic life gave rise to some of his most successful poems.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripatetic
Adjective
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In the wake of personal loss, an unexpected sisterhood unites an ambitious New York healthcare worker with a spirited girl from a nomadic tribe in India.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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The increasingly inaccessible real estate market is a hot topic among would-be homeowners these days, leaving shoppers looking for alternative options in the form of rentals, nomadic living, and yes, tiny homes.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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“Peripatetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peripatetic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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