as in relocation
the act of moving or being moved out of one place and into another
The family spent months planning their migration to a new country.
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Recent Examples of migration
One of the largest migrations of the fall is underway in the Pacific as one of the ocean’s giants heads to colder water for the southern hemisphere’s summer.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Harnessing these forensic investigations, the team leverages the latest science to reveal superpower adaptations and migration patterns that have been taking place for eons.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
That’s why migration season can be such a catalyst.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.
—Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Harnessing these forensic investigations, the team leverages the latest science to reveal superpower adaptations and migration patterns that have been taking place for eons.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
That’s why migration season can be such a catalyst.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.
—Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for migration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migration
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If requested, Hamas members also have the ability to leave Gaza and relocation to accepting countries will be facilitated.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The probe, first reported by Reuters, was uncovered when the Milan prosecutor in charge of the investigations, Paolo Storari, appealed Milan Court and Milan Appeal Court rulings which, on one side, dismissed and, on the other, asked for the relocation of proceedings.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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An analysis conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, or FRA, also concluded last year that more than half of respondents had either emigrated or considered emigration in the five years prior to the survey.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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This led to a significant wave of emigration, with many Cubans heading to the United States.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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