as in nomad
traveling from place to place
raised in a nomadic family, she attended half a dozen different high schools
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Modern borders, government restrictions and urbanization were beginning to encroach on their nomadic ways, and the advent of transistor radios, cars and mobile phones was sending the modern world swooshing in.
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Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Her vision for the future is to have a brick-and-mortar business and become a nomadic chef, traveling and getting to know the cuisine of different places in the world and fusing that with her own knowledge in the kitchen.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
This land is inhabited by the Nenets people, nomadic reindeer herders who, guided by the seasonal cycles and the needs of their animals, migrate incessantly in an infinite circle of movements between ice, frozen rivers and incessant winds in search of new pastures in the most remote tundra.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Litton stayed at two different inns in Chico over eight days, reflecting his nomadic lifestyle, deputies said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Her vision for the future is to have a brick-and-mortar business and become a nomadic chef, traveling and getting to know the cuisine of different places in the world and fusing that with her own knowledge in the kitchen.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
This land is inhabited by the Nenets people, nomadic reindeer herders who, guided by the seasonal cycles and the needs of their animals, migrate incessantly in an infinite circle of movements between ice, frozen rivers and incessant winds in search of new pastures in the most remote tundra.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Litton stayed at two different inns in Chico over eight days, reflecting his nomadic lifestyle, deputies said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Nomadic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nomadic. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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