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
The future Milwaukee Bucks star was born and raised in Athens, Greece; his parents, having emigrated from Nigeria, struggled without work permits, and Giannis' young life was an often-terrifying test of survival (among other things, avoiding violent anti-immigrant groups in the streets).
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Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
Did Adela and Ramón, who had emigrated from Cuba in the early ’60s, remember the nation’s constitutional convention of 1940?
—Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Clarence emigrated to the United States in the mid-1800s and made his way west, arriving in Denver in 1868.
—Kevin Strong, CBS News, 16 May 2026
In 1947, Fanny is still living in the Bergen-Belsen DP camp, hoping to emigrate to Palestine.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2026
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Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
Did Adela and Ramón, who had emigrated from Cuba in the early ’60s, remember the nation’s constitutional convention of 1940?
—Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Clarence emigrated to the United States in the mid-1800s and made his way west, arriving in Denver in 1868.
—Kevin Strong, CBS News, 16 May 2026
In 1947, Fanny is still living in the Bergen-Belsen DP camp, hoping to emigrate to Palestine.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
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Every neighborhood has its own part in the story too, as the nightlife nexus has migrated up and down Manhattan, shimmied across the East River and back, and transformed, faltered, and thrived again over the past six decades.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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But experimental welfare measures should not migrate into the core GDP statistics.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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As a result of its complications, the team was forced to relocate its base camp from Arizona to Tijuana, Mexico.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Originally destined for slaughter during the Eid al-Adha festival, the 1,500-pound animal was seized by authorities, spared sacrifice and relocated to the capital’s zoo, where keepers lavish it with care.—
al Emrun Garjon,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Before requesting moving estimates, decide what’s worth transporting, what’s worth storing, and what’s worth replacing once you’re resettled.—
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
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The episode then jumps ahead six months to find the family resettled on yet another modest ranch in Ria Paloma, Texas.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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That stands in contrast to the Nasdaq, which has already moved to fast-track SpaceX's inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 index, leading to concerns that new retail investors could become the cash cow of exit liquidity for legacy SpaceX shareholders.—
Katie Foley,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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In the production, directed by Jo Bonney, Susanna arrives there before realizing what has happened, a scene change that moves briskly enough to surprise you in the audience too.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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On July 20, 2023, just 19 days before Monroe allegedly killed her, Diaz had put up $20,000 to bail him out of jail in a nonfatal shooting case.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Boston’s assessing commissioner Nicholas Ariniello is bailing amid a lawsuit that claims the city is retaliating against commercial property owners that file abatements, as the mayor continues to shake up her administration.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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