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
Eventually, the family decided to give up the farm, and began looking for options to emigrate.
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Kate Bartlett, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
But less than a year after emigrating, Ranga's father had a massive heart attack and tragically passed away at the age of 39, an event that haunted Ranga until his own massive heart attack that nearly killed him in 2017.
—Outside Online, 14 May 2025
According to the Foreign Ministry, citizenship recognitions abroad have surged, especially in South America, where millions of Italians emigrated during the 19th and 20th centuries.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 2 May 2025
Do Won and Jin Sook Chang, South Korean immigrants in Los Angeles, founded the fast-fashion retail giant in 1984, just three years after the couple emigrated from their home country.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
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Kate Bartlett, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
But less than a year after emigrating, Ranga's father had a massive heart attack and tragically passed away at the age of 39, an event that haunted Ranga until his own massive heart attack that nearly killed him in 2017.
—Outside Online, 14 May 2025
According to the Foreign Ministry, citizenship recognitions abroad have surged, especially in South America, where millions of Italians emigrated during the 19th and 20th centuries.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 2 May 2025
Do Won and Jin Sook Chang, South Korean immigrants in Los Angeles, founded the fast-fashion retail giant in 1984, just three years after the couple emigrated from their home country.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
Verb
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Around 2019, the group abandoned the composition books and migrated to the messaging app Discord.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2025
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If Game 6 is anything like Games 3 and 4, Spike Lee and Timothée Chalamet will migrate to the Midwest for a weekend trip, sticking out like orange sore thumbs amid a maze of harvest gold playoff shirts.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The police department will relocate to a facility in a 950-space parking garage being built on the east side of campus.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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The New York Racing Association temporarily relocated it there while Belmont Park on Long Island undergoes nearly half-a-billion dollars in renovations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2025
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Approximately 600,000 refugees had their applications frozen in place, and 130,000 of them had already been approved to resettle.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions are now being gradually resettled by some of the more than 600,000 Azerbaijanis displaced during the 1990s war, but progress is slow; so far, only around 13,000 of them have returned.—
Zaur Shiriyev,
Foreign Affairs,
26 May 2025
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Trump's deportation policies have moved toward workplaces, as Immigrations and Customs Enforcement tries to reach the White House's goal of 3,000 deportations a day.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 June 2025
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For this reason, Israel’s attack was not just on Iran’s nuclear sites but on its missile bases—specifically aiming to prevent Iran from moving its missiles from storage to its launchpads.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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At the close of the 10-minute hearing, Brand was bailed ahead of a trial starting June 3, 2026, that's expected to last up to 5 weeks.—
Phil Boucher,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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With luck, the statute of limitations on collection might bail you out.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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