as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a wayfaring folksinger
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Recent Examples of wayfaring
An analysis of a quarry containing unfinished statues showed how wayfaring Polynesians created the massive stone heads found across Rapa Nui, or Easter Island.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wayfaring
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After two decades, the Max Mara Art Prize for Women is becoming nomadic.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
22 Jan. 2026
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View gallery - 8 images Commissioned for a customer who wants to enjoy a nomadic retirement, the Tiny Birdy has a compact interior layout that sleeps up to two people and runs fully off-grid with solar power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Jan. 2026
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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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“Wayfaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wayfaring. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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