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
Like its rivals, Comcast is grappling with the migration of consumers away from traditional media platforms, such as linear TV and traditional cable, to new broadband and digital outlets.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Spring Bird Walks: To celebrate spring migration, Orange Audubon Society will host its annual Saturday bird walks at Mead Botanical Gardens.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
The Blueprint Network is the EU’s framework for monitoring migration.
—Elizabeth McBride, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
In 2014, during the Central American migration crisis, the Obama Administration kept thousands of families in detention centers, including the sites in Karnes and Dilley, some for months at a time, arguing that Flores protections applied only to unaccompanied minors.
—Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Spring Bird Walks: To celebrate spring migration, Orange Audubon Society will host its annual Saturday bird walks at Mead Botanical Gardens.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
The Blueprint Network is the EU’s framework for monitoring migration.
—Elizabeth McBride, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
In 2014, during the Central American migration crisis, the Obama Administration kept thousands of families in detention centers, including the sites in Karnes and Dilley, some for months at a time, arguing that Flores protections applied only to unaccompanied minors.
—Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migration
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The New York Times: Some who left Lebanon in successive waves of emigration have felt drawn back to aid recovery efforts after the bloody and destructive war between Israel and Hezbollah.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Brutalist’s emphasis is on exile and not emigration.—
Anthony Paletta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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