as in to migrate
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from
My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.
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Recent Examples of emigrate
Fort Worth’s original Swift and Armour meatpacking plants were under construction in 1902 when Sam Rosen, who emigrated from Lithuania, developed Rosen Heights, a neighborhood of single-family houses convenient for Stock Yard workers.
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Natan Sharanksy sat in prison in 1983 for the sin of requesting to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
From 2017 to 2024, between 51% and 56% of those who emigrated were men, according to Encovi in 2024.
—Jhasua Razo, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Odeluga’s parents, Chinyere and Kanayo, emigrated from Nigeria and settled first in Chicago and later in South Holland, Illinois, and Odeluga is one of five children.
—Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Natan Sharanksy sat in prison in 1983 for the sin of requesting to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
From 2017 to 2024, between 51% and 56% of those who emigrated were men, according to Encovi in 2024.
—Jhasua Razo, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
Odeluga’s parents, Chinyere and Kanayo, emigrated from Nigeria and settled first in Chicago and later in South Holland, Illinois, and Odeluga is one of five children.
—Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
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Keila Vilchez, a Venezuelan journalist writing for Cúcuta’s main paper, La Opinión, told me that those people weren’t migrating so much as fleeing.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Everything was migrating towards these brand-new, really sexy outdoor shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row, and The Streets of Brentwood.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The new store will create 17 additional jobs and will relocate 12 current employees to the new location.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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According to a report by Swiss multinational investment bank UBS, 36% of its 87 billionaire clients surveyed had already relocated at least once in 2025, while another 9% were considering doing so.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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My family immigrated to the United States in 1976 and resettled in Minnesota shortly after.—
Valeng Cha,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Johnson is an author and former USAID (United States Agency for International Development) coordinator who assisted in the reconstruction of Fallujah in Iraq, and the founder of the List Project, a charity resettling Iraqis who assisted the allies in the war.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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As a politicized national fight over waste, fraud and abuse led by Republicans have targeted California and its Democratic leadership, Bonta and other state officials have moved swiftly to combat the claims.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the bottle had only ever moved between Burgundy and Bordeaux, a driving distance of roughly 300 miles.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Or the babysitter bails last minute.—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
3 Feb. 2026
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In a philanthropic gesture, Leland Stanford bailed him out.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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