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peripatetic

[per-uh-puh-tet-ik] / ˌpɛr ə pəˈtɛt ɪk /


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It’s just a day in the life of the peripatetic wolf, who was born in far Northeastern California in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

After spending his peripatetic 20s and 30s as a self-described “almost-successful serial entrepreneur,” he decided to settle down when he turned 40.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

But sales in those countries have in the main been peripatetic, with many firms only offering tastings or serving it in upmarket restaurants for short periods.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

According to Elaine Godfrey of the Atlantic, that relationship is the one "throughline" in her politically peripatetic career.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

It’s the reason the first philosophers were peripatetic.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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