as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America
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Recent Examples of ambulatory
Yelenda was slightly lethargic, had a right sided head tilt and was non-ambulatory.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Since 2019, the health system has added five hospitals, six ambulatory service centers, eight freestanding emergency rooms, 15 urgent care centers and four imaging centers to its network.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
The property management company is currently surveying residents and providing hotel rooms for those who are not ambulatory.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
An ambulatory confection of racist stereotypes, Fu-Manchu appeared in a series of pulp novels and films in the first half of the twentieth century.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Since 2019, the health system has added five hospitals, six ambulatory service centers, eight freestanding emergency rooms, 15 urgent care centers and four imaging centers to its network.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
The property management company is currently surveying residents and providing hotel rooms for those who are not ambulatory.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
An ambulatory confection of racist stereotypes, Fu-Manchu appeared in a series of pulp novels and films in the first half of the twentieth century.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambulatory
Adjective
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Here, nomadic families still move across the plains with their herds of yak and sheep, and concrete-and-steel settlements are few and far in between.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 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
Adjective
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 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
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“Ambulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambulatory. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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