as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a peripatetic reporter for a cable news network
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Recent Examples of peripatetic
After decades toggling between top studio and production jobs, the peripatetic 72-year-old billionaire has been on a cold streak of late.
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Books Dorothy Parker’s Hollywood Years, In Focus Christopher J. Scalia
Gail Crowther takes us on tours of the places that shaped Parker’s peripatetic times in Hollywood, where stars gathered in a decadent community.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 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
Kimberly Lovato is a freelance writer, author, traveler, Francophile, and champagne lover with a peripatetic soul.
—Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Books Dorothy Parker’s Hollywood Years, In Focus Christopher J. Scalia
Gail Crowther takes us on tours of the places that shaped Parker’s peripatetic times in Hollywood, where stars gathered in a decadent community.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 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
Kimberly Lovato is a freelance writer, author, traveler, Francophile, and champagne lover with a peripatetic soul.
—Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripatetic
nomadic
Adjective
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The people settling here were in for some major changes from formerly nomadic lifestyles.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the Mongolian steppe, nomadic communities used satellite data to better allocate the size of their herds ahead of winter.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Peripatetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peripatetic. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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