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
Archaeologist Jimmy Barrera of the North Texas Archaeological Society said Trinity likely belonged to a nomadic group that migrated to this area seasonally when food was plentiful.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Its characters are a small band of migrating reindeer herders.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Asked why many Mexicans migrate to the United States, other authors of the report told me that the percentage of people who leave Mexico is small relative to the country’s population.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Smith left Ohio, Holt migrated from Georgia, and Adkins came in from Texas as seniors.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Its characters are a small band of migrating reindeer herders.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Asked why many Mexicans migrate to the United States, other authors of the report told me that the percentage of people who leave Mexico is small relative to the country’s population.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Smith left Ohio, Holt migrated from Georgia, and Adkins came in from Texas as seniors.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrate
relocate
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This film is about the government ordering the elderly to relocate to distant housing colonies to maximize economic productivity.—
Adam Bell
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The restructuring will also relocate about 260 positions to Utah and establish 15 state directors.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Migrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrate. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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