as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a peripatetic reporter for a cable news network
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Recent Examples of peripatetic
Richardson portrays the peripatetic life of Matthiessen—a celebrated author, magazine editor, and undercover agent who died in 2014—not as an eclectic series of adventures but as a single, 86-year spiritual quest.
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John Kaag, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2025
While the life of a filmmaker is peripatetic at best, Iñárritu and his wife, with their two children out of the nest, are trying to decide where to live.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
While Armstrong never quite made it in the NHL, his resume is as varied and peripatetic as just about anyone’s: two seasons in the WHL as a junior, seven seasons in the AHL in six different cities and parts of four seasons in the ECHL with three different teams.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But before long, this peripatetic entrepreneur will be back at cruising altitude.
—airmail.news, 5 July 2025
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John Kaag, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2025
While the life of a filmmaker is peripatetic at best, Iñárritu and his wife, with their two children out of the nest, are trying to decide where to live.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
While Armstrong never quite made it in the NHL, his resume is as varied and peripatetic as just about anyone’s: two seasons in the WHL as a junior, seven seasons in the AHL in six different cities and parts of four seasons in the ECHL with three different teams.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But before long, this peripatetic entrepreneur will be back at cruising altitude.
—airmail.news, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripatetic
Adjective
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Both are on a mission, handing out flyers for Luis’ missing daughter, Mar, swallowed by the seemingly endless nomadic rave culture.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mongolia This East Asian country, filled with remote untouched landscapes and one of the world’s last nomadic cultures, stands apart.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
2 Jan. 2026
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 21 Jan. 2026.
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