as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a peripatetic reporter for a cable news network
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Recent Examples of peripatetic
After decades toggling between top studio and production jobs, the peripatetic 72-year-old billionaire has been on a cold streak of late.
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Books Dorothy Parker’s Hollywood Years, In Focus Christopher J. Scalia
Gail Crowther takes us on tours of the places that shaped Parker’s peripatetic times in Hollywood, where stars gathered in a decadent community.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Blending biography and criticism, Plunkett shows how the circumstances of Frost’s peripatetic life gave rise to some of his most successful poems.
—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
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Books Dorothy Parker’s Hollywood Years, In Focus Christopher J. Scalia
Gail Crowther takes us on tours of the places that shaped Parker’s peripatetic times in Hollywood, where stars gathered in a decadent community.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Blending biography and criticism, Plunkett shows how the circumstances of Frost’s peripatetic life gave rise to some of his most successful poems.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peripatetic
nomadic
Adjective
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Start by incorporating one nomadic principle this quarter—implementing asynchronous workflows, hiring globally, or rethinking team work-life integration.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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This nomadic existence finally frays not just their hosts’ patience but also the central friendship.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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“Peripatetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peripatetic. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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