as in migrant
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
most of the apple crop is picked by migratory workers migratory birds heading south for the winter
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Recent Examples of migratory
Harmon said the plight of Chesterton’s snowy white owl was an opportunity to educate the public about what millions of other birds experience during migratory season – especially with dangers like highways and powerlines.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The plant provides habitat for fish, crabs and plankton, feeds migratory birds and locks away carbon and methane — both heat-trapping greenhouse gases — in coastal sediments.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Each spring, hundreds of thousands of birds gather here to feed and rest before lifting north again, following migratory paths far older than the farms and highways that now define the valley.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Spring is here, and like the migratory birds, Pete Davidson seems to be returning home.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The plant provides habitat for fish, crabs and plankton, feeds migratory birds and locks away carbon and methane — both heat-trapping greenhouse gases — in coastal sediments.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Each spring, hundreds of thousands of birds gather here to feed and rest before lifting north again, following migratory paths far older than the farms and highways that now define the valley.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Spring is here, and like the migratory birds, Pete Davidson seems to be returning home.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migratory
migrant
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Young people of their cohort prioritize Irish language rights and migrant rights, see a historic parallel between the oppression of Irish Catholics and Palestinians, and have a deep yearning to to bear witness to the end of British presence in the North and the reunification of Ireland.—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Migratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migratory. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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