as in wanderer
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination after college she became quite the nomad, backpacking through Europe with no particular destination
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as in nomadic
traveling from place to place nomad caravans of Bedouins
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Recent Examples of nomad
Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 One is a nomad, and one is an organized perfectionist. —Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nomad
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Another camp speculates that these forebears met human nomads on the trail of big game and started traveling with them, eventually arriving in China via Mongolia through their supporting role as war dogs. —Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 One is a nomad, and one is an organized perfectionist. —Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
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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 See All Example Sentences for nomad
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On stage, Josh and Melissa, our wanderers from the land of reality, are subsumed into an actual musical rather than a vaguely Truman Show-style refraction.— Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
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Voice like a warm porchlight left on for wanderers who kissed goodbye too soon or stayed too long.— Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
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Founded in 2000 in the living room of translator Olivia Sears, the Center has long been a nomadic institution with no static address.— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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The Athletics got to Yankees closer David Bednar in the ninth inning Wednesday night, paving the way for a 3-2, series-tying victory for the nomadic visitors at Yankee Stadium.— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Some travelers have even tucked it under the headrest of the seat in front of them (with the passenger’s permission).— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
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Supporters argue the change would simplify travel and reduce confusion for passengers, as baggage policies vary widely between airlines, with some travelers welcoming the idea of standardized rules.— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Detectives learned Lugo was the leader of a group made up of drifters and petty thieves who hung out at the Sun Gym.— Troy Roberts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
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The men and women under his employ were a rag-tag gang of dreamers and drifters, brought together by a love for adventure, a disdain for the society that had thrown their friends away in Vietnam, and a desire to spread the gospel of ganja.— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
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Lurking in the forest is Jerry (David Wilmot), a vagabond living in his van, whose animosity with Fergal (Michael Patric), the inn owner’s prickly adult son, will play a role in how the days ahead will go haywire.— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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Long the purview of vagabond surfers, its coastline is peppered with small towns, like Venao, Guanico, and Cambutal, that are in various stages of being reshaped by bohemian expats.— David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Nomad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/nomad. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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