as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a peripatetic reporter for a cable news network
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Recent Examples of peripatetic
The Running Man production was a far more peripatetic affair, as the cast and crew moved from the Scottish city of Glasgow to Wembley Stadium, to Leavesden, and finally to Bulgaria.
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Clark Collis Updated, EW.com, 1 July 2025
Despite the daily challenges this peripatetic uprooted existence poses, Brandt’s photographs capture their dignity and pride in the strength of their family units.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
After decades toggling between top studio and production jobs, the peripatetic 72-year-old billionaire has been on a cold streak of late.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
How would my peripatetic vacation plans proceed without wheels?
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
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Clark Collis Updated, EW.com, 1 July 2025
Despite the daily challenges this peripatetic uprooted existence poses, Brandt’s photographs capture their dignity and pride in the strength of their family units.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
After decades toggling between top studio and production jobs, the peripatetic 72-year-old billionaire has been on a cold streak of late.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
How would my peripatetic vacation plans proceed without wheels?
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripatetic
Adjective
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Like many of Gallivant’s globetrotting eaus, this one feels nomadic, ever textured and light.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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In 2017 two computer scientists demonstrated that this paradox can explain the varied life strategies of slime molds, which can alternate between a solitary, nomadic life and a stationary colony.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
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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 30 Oct. 2025.
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