as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a peripatetic reporter for a cable news network
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Recent Examples of peripatetic
Blending biography and criticism, Plunkett shows how the circumstances of Frost’s peripatetic life gave rise to some of his most successful poems.
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Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Kimberly Lovato is a freelance writer, author, traveler, Francophile, and champagne lover with a peripatetic soul.
—Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
Her own straight-talking but peripatetic prose zags provocatively from Clintonian economic policy in Russia to her own eating disorder; from the gulf war to bling rap videos shot through a fish-eye lens.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Even for a peripatetic former diplomat, that’s a busy travel schedule.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Kimberly Lovato is a freelance writer, author, traveler, Francophile, and champagne lover with a peripatetic soul.
—Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
Her own straight-talking but peripatetic prose zags provocatively from Clintonian economic policy in Russia to her own eating disorder; from the gulf war to bling rap videos shot through a fish-eye lens.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Even for a peripatetic former diplomat, that’s a busy travel schedule.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripatetic
nomadic
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Cercle Odyssey, landing at the Los Angeles Convention Center today, is billed as the world’s first 360-degree nomadic concert series.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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Jillette, who's performed as half of the legendary magic act Penn & Teller since 1975, had been telling stories of his own time as a nomadic juggler and Renaissance Fair performer for years.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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“Peripatetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peripatetic. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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