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
People gathered at migratory passages, such as Hawk Mountain, to shoot birds of prey.
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Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
And for many migratory birds in general, a warming planet has seen seasons shift, with spring starting increasingly earlier each year.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Colombia and other South American nations spent years pleading for aid from the international community to cope with the brunt of Venezuela’s migratory crisis, before many of those same migrants began moving toward the United States.
—Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Wild rice also is an essential food source for many of the migratory birds in the area, including many species of ducks, pheasants, owls, cranes, geese and songbirds.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
And for many migratory birds in general, a warming planet has seen seasons shift, with spring starting increasingly earlier each year.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Colombia and other South American nations spent years pleading for aid from the international community to cope with the brunt of Venezuela’s migratory crisis, before many of those same migrants began moving toward the United States.
—Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Wild rice also is an essential food source for many of the migratory birds in the area, including many species of ducks, pheasants, owls, cranes, geese and songbirds.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migratory
migrant
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Most of them were migrant workers, young drifters, and then some co-renters.—
Jack Hargreaves,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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In those brief exchanges, the MLA team has learned that legal protection for migrant workers becomes something tangible, proof that someone is looking out for them.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Migratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migratory. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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