transients

Definition of transientsnext
plural of transient

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Noun
  • 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
  • The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • How should tourists dress in Paris?
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The protest comes as Puerto Rico reports a surge in visitors this month, with many locals and tourists traditionally visiting surrounding islands during Holy Week.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But in the wake of the fire and regular break-ins by vagrants, the city’s Landmark Preservation Commission approved demolition on account of economic hardship in December 2024.
    Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Sadly, the reason bus shelters are disappearing is that the city does not wish to provide seating for homeless people or other kinds of vagrants who may congregate there.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There is, however, something else travelers should expect.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Floating alone where the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet, this island nation was long considered too out-of-the-way for travelers … until airlines like Icelandair started luring Americans with cheap flights to Europe that included a stopover in Iceland.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The former, in which Burnett and Hamilton did a song-and-dance routine as Dust Bowl-era hobos, marked the first of several times that the two performed together.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Crews are asking boaters and visitors in the area to give dive teams and emergency vessels space to operate safely as the search continues.
    S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Belber said the event traditionally stimulates the local economy, bringing visitors into hotels, bars, restaurants and retail shops, not to mention the prestige of highlighting the city of Albany in a tournament that draws international broadcast viewers.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Animals that are kennel-trained will likely be pleased to be in their cozy confines and away from the bustle of vacuums, mops, and the like, but for those who are roamers, consider gating off an area for them.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Transients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transients. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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