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
Adjective
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Mongolia and its people are often believed to be primarily nomadic.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
29 May 2025
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But the human-feeding insects’ numbers began to rise around 13,000 years ago, the study found, which corresponds with the shift from nomadic to sedentary lifestyles about 12,000 years ago.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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“Peripatetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peripatetic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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