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
The bison statues are now in the middle of a cross-country migration.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Human rights groups are increasingly struggling to verify tolls as Italy, Tunisia and Malta have quietly restricted information on migrant rescues and shipwrecks along the deadliest migration route in the world.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Implementation is already underway, with key site migrations expected to continue into 2027.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
How Newport Beach came out on top The appreciation of existing properties and the migration of fleeing Angelenos — whether running from COVID-era masking policies and school shutdowns or the flames that devoured Pacific Palisades — helped Newport Beach gain several spots on the list.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Human rights groups are increasingly struggling to verify tolls as Italy, Tunisia and Malta have quietly restricted information on migrant rescues and shipwrecks along the deadliest migration route in the world.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Implementation is already underway, with key site migrations expected to continue into 2027.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
How Newport Beach came out on top The appreciation of existing properties and the migration of fleeing Angelenos — whether running from COVID-era masking policies and school shutdowns or the flames that devoured Pacific Palisades — helped Newport Beach gain several spots on the list.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migration
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Unannounced tours The Dallas Morning News reported last week that internal emails show city officials and outside advisers discussing relocation scenarios and taking a few council members on tours of potential sites that had not been publicly announced.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Henoko is a popular destination for activists opposing the relocation, but the students were not protesting, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the crises have unleashed a surge in emigration, particularly of young people and skilled workers, to the United States, Mexico and Europe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Critics say such emigration from Gaza is not voluntary after the war left much of the strip uninhabitable.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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