as in to relocate
to move from one place to another
Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.
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Recent Examples of migrate
In a 2004 study, the United States Institute of Peace said that hundreds of terrorist groups had migrated online, utilizing a tool meant for better communication for often nefarious purposes.
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Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
This is when humpback whales are often seen migrating through the waters of the Revillagigedo Islands.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Preparation for the Next Life is being released in a moment of strife and fever-pitch arguments about the American Dream — its perils and illusory qualities especially for those who have migrated to a country so primed on their exploitation.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Simply put, much of the audience for these programs has migrated to newsletters and other digital properties.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
This is when humpback whales are often seen migrating through the waters of the Revillagigedo Islands.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Preparation for the Next Life is being released in a moment of strife and fever-pitch arguments about the American Dream — its perils and illusory qualities especially for those who have migrated to a country so primed on their exploitation.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Simply put, much of the audience for these programs has migrated to newsletters and other digital properties.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrate
relocate
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Most of them — 69 people — were relocated to emergency shelters, while 22 others were placed in some form of permanent housing.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Carman Chan, founder of Click Ventures, a single-family office, similarly noted that many of her family office peers who set up businesses in Singapore are relocating back to Hong Kong.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Migrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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