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
Many people do that once the orioles have migrated south.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Entire families starved and began migrating on foot to neighboring countries.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
Those in the second quintile of dividend yielders are less likely to include distressed companies that may migrate up to the first quintile — that is, the highest dividend yield group — if their stock price falls ahead of potential dividend cuts, Subramanian said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
The waffles have since migrated north to the Highland Park location.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrate
relocate
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According to West Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner Chandan Kumar, officials are also working to help people in nearby villages relocate while wildlife experts attempt to track down the elephant.—
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Cutting, relocating, sprinting into space.—
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“Migrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrate. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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