transients

plural of transient

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Noun
  • In any case, these are Beckett’s drifters, no doubt, right down to the aching feet and bad breath.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Shu Qi has spent her career embodying other people’s stories — enigmatic drifters for Hou Hsiao-hsien, comic foils in international action franchises, or, more recently, the tragic heroine of Bi Gan’s Cannes award winner Resurrection.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To avoid the throngs of high-season tourists, consider visiting the Italian town from March to May or September to November, during its shoulder seasons.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Pantheon is one of Italy's most popular attractions, with millions of tourists estimated to visit the monument each year, according to the BBC.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Not long ago, vagrants stole my sister’s bikes.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This is a chic and practical pick for travelers, thanks to the adjustable strap and large one-liter capacity.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Forecasters are urging travelers to check state road condition websites before setting out, as snow and ice are likely on high-elevation roads and mountain passes.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The former, in which Burnett and Hamilton did a song-and-dance routine as Dust Bowl-era hobos, marked the first of several times that the two performed together.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Parkinson’s side can take heart from their efforts against Oxford, especially in the first half as the visitors struggled.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • His playing has now come to be an omen of danger, so visitors who hear drums playing should be wary.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Animals that are kennel-trained will likely be pleased to be in their cozy confines and away from the bustle of vacuums, mops, and the like, but for those who are roamers, consider gating off an area for them.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Help, of course, isn’t coming—not over the Indian Ocean, not in the nursing home, not on the tramps’ moonlit road.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Once per act, a second duo crashes in on Didi and Gogo, providing the tramps’ power balance with a lurid, distended foil.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Transients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transients. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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