NONMIGRATORY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

nonmigratory

adjective

Definition of nonmigratory

as in resident

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Recent Examples of nonmigratory Though native to East Africa and nonmigratory, the snail has made its way around the world, including to other parts of Africa, Hawaii, the Pacific islands, the Caribbean, Brazil and much of subtropical Asia. — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 21 June 2023 So, there's a chance that the commercial populations were simply originally source from a nonmigratory population. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 June 2019 The measure has been taken in the past to keep nonmigratory goose populations in check. — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2018

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And, as the new study points out, a moon base would be a complex example of an isolated environment — one featuring not only resident astronauts but also rovers, other robots and occasional visiting crews.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 July 2026
Following weeks of petition drives and door-to-door signature collection by resident critics, the City of Independence has set a date for a special election to potentially recall First District Councilmember John Perkins.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

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The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources and governs air pollution.

— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Should the luminiferous ether exist, then scientists reasoned that as the Earth orbits the sun at around 66,000 miles per hour (106,216 kilometers per hour), our planet should be moving through the ether, which had been deemed to be stationary.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026

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