as in migrated
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from
My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.
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Recent Examples of emigrated
The first Strong ancestor emigrated from England to New England in 1635, according to The Washington Post.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans have emigrated to Spain in recent years, as the United States has become less welcoming.
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Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
Costco’s Jim Sinegal was the son of Canadian immigrants whose own family had emigrated from Romania.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
Bajraktarevic’s parents are from Bosnia, left for Switzerland after losing relatives in the war, and then emigrated to the United States in 2001.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
By Ellie Krieger For The Washington Post When sisters Reyna and Maritza Vazquez emigrated from Mexico to Austin as teenagers, their first encounter with what was labeled Tex-Mex or Mexican food confused them.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
In 1981, the Bos family emigrated from the Netherlands to Alberta.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Juan Suarez Escobar, who was born in Venezuela, had emigrated from Colombia with his family in 2016.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Lead actor Jessy Davita, whose own grandfather emigrated from China, expressed deep pride in presenting the film publicly.
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Marcus Lim,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans have emigrated to Spain in recent years, as the United States has become less welcoming.
—
Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
Costco’s Jim Sinegal was the son of Canadian immigrants whose own family had emigrated from Romania.
—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
Bajraktarevic’s parents are from Bosnia, left for Switzerland after losing relatives in the war, and then emigrated to the United States in 2001.
—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
By Ellie Krieger For The Washington Post When sisters Reyna and Maritza Vazquez emigrated from Mexico to Austin as teenagers, their first encounter with what was labeled Tex-Mex or Mexican food confused them.
—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
In 1981, the Bos family emigrated from the Netherlands to Alberta.
—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Juan Suarez Escobar, who was born in Venezuela, had emigrated from Colombia with his family in 2016.
—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Lead actor Jessy Davita, whose own grandfather emigrated from China, expressed deep pride in presenting the film publicly.
—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrated
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In March, GameStop reported a 14% revenue drop in its most recent fourth quarter as consumers migrated to digital downloads for games.
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The whole group eventually migrated downstairs to Sub-Mission, the restaurant's lounge.
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DeSantis announced that the facility is now closed and all detainees have been relocated.
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Greenwood Baptist Church remained active in the building until approximately 2016 before the congregation relocated.
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Captain Alphonso Davies, Canada’s best player, was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana before being resettled in Edmonton, becoming a citizen in 2017.
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Since its founding nearly 44 years ago, RefugeeOne has resettled more than 22,000 refugees from all the major world crises to the Chicagoland area, according to communications director Sally Schulze.
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Kaskaskia’s dwindling number of citizens moved inland, to the center of the island.
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But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.
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The Netherlands team departed Kansas City early Wednesday, after losing their Round of 32 match, and Algeria officially left Lawrence, even though the team has yet to play its knockout match.
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Barcelona views Alvarez as their primary target to fill the void left by Robert Lewandowski, who recently departed for Chicago Fire.
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But his former Milan team-mate, Mike Maignan, bailed him out with a trademark stop.
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Wilson said both his riders bailed from the car before making it to the dropoff area.
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“Emigrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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