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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Recent Examples of nomadic
If snows are heavy or fruit becomes sparse, robins become nomadic, moving from one location to another in search of more favorable foraging opportunities.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2026
Both death and rejuvenation color the lives of these nomadic creatures, just as death and rejuvenation come to bear on modern-day characters played by Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
After two decades, the Max Mara Art Prize for Women is becoming nomadic.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
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, 20 Jan. 2026
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2026
Both death and rejuvenation color the lives of these nomadic creatures, just as death and rejuvenation come to bear on modern-day characters played by Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
After two decades, the Max Mara Art Prize for Women is becoming nomadic.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
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, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nomadic
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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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“Nomadic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nomadic. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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