immigrating

Definition of immigratingnext
present participle of immigrate
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Verb
  • And the end came well before midnight, with goals by Mitch Marner and Brett Howden in the first 8½ minutes giving Vegas a commanding lead before many in the late-arriving weeknight crowd had made it to their seats at the Honda Center.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • In her 2018 memoir about her sobriety, Leslie Jamison describes arriving at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop decades after Cheever and Carver taught there.
    Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Levain Bakery, known for its cookies, is coming soon to the center, as is contemporary fashion brand Varley.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
  • In Seoul, President Lee Jae Myung is grappling with a split-screen few saw coming.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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“Immigrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrating. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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