as in nomadic
traveling from place to place
a vagabond group of entertainers that performed in rough-and-tumble mining towns
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as in hobo
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
be wary of the vagabonds in that corner of the city
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as in gypsy
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
after they retired, the couple bought an RV and became footloose vagabonds
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Recent Examples of vagabond
Colin Stutz, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2017
Hill’s book teems with sloppy and obvious devices (to the point of cliche), including a vagabond narrator (Steve Pacek) preempting for us the obvious songs that require no explanation.
—Jim Rutter, Philly.com, 24 Sep. 2017
Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2024
He was also charged by the Westminster Police Department with rogue and vagabond and theft under $100.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2024
Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Providing different perspectives are a vagabonding Swedish artist and his British wife as well as an Aboriginal wrangler called Billy, whose skill as a cricket batsman has blighted his connection to his family traditions.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 5 May 2023
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Adjective
By modern standards, Wray's story feels like rock and roll lore that edges on pulp: As a child, he was raised in poverty in Dunn, North Carolina, and learned to play guitar from a vagabond bluesman named Hambone.
—Colin Stutz, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2017
Hill’s book teems with sloppy and obvious devices (to the point of cliche), including a vagabond narrator (Steve Pacek) preempting for us the obvious songs that require no explanation.
—Jim Rutter, Philly.com, 24 Sep. 2017
Noun
The show revolves around Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott), a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, who is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son to return home.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2024
He was also charged by the Westminster Police Department with rogue and vagabond and theft under $100.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2024
Verb
As a vagabonding aviator, Zdarsky flew his trike around Joshua Tree and Death Valley, and even over 14,505-foot-tall Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada range, nearly freezing himself in the process.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Providing different perspectives are a vagabonding Swedish artist and his British wife as well as an Aboriginal wrangler called Billy, whose skill as a cricket batsman has blighted his connection to his family traditions.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 5 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagabond
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High-altitude rivalry The blurry boundaries through the Himalayan peaks and plateaus separating China and its southern neighbors are often relics of imperial era agreements and nomadic routes – now charged with the nationalist rhetoric and military might of New Delhi and Beijing.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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To learn more about his decision to go nomadic, his travails from LA to Paris, and what the state of the market means for galleries like his, ARTnews spoke with Fitzpatrick by phone.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Extra hooks allow the bag to transform into a trapezoidal hobo shape.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
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There’s a lot to love about Coach’s viral shoulder bag: the modern hobo style, the soft leather, the distinct shape.Lindy Segal, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.Ned Parker, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
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The three of us tramped through stands of alder and shafts of sunlight.Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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At MacDowell, the group tramped along a forested path to Wilder’s stone cabin.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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According to the study, which was published in the journal Antiquity, the temple is believed to be the handiwork of the Nabataean civilization—Arian nomads who are known for carving elaborate structures out of rose-colored rock.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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Throughout the war, Arab nomads such as the Misseriya secretly traded with the rebels in both the south and the north.Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2013
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The population at South Korea’s vagrant facilities peaked in the 1980s as the then-military government intensified roundups to beautify streets ahead of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul.Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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While the policy is intended to protect homeless individuals from discrimination, some say its unintended consequences will only perpetuate the crisis and safeguard vagrants from prosecution.Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
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The District Attorney’s Office opposes Wakefield’s bid for release as a transient.Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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This injects more energy into the production of soundwaves resulting in a sound that’s punchy, superbly defined and which has excellent transients.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Vagabond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vagabond. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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