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
Mino Lora, co-founder of the People's Theatre, who emigrated from the Dominican Republic in 2000 and moved to Washington Heights in 2004.
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Katherine Marks, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Including Faizan, whose parents emigrated from southern India, 30 of the past 36 champions have been Indian American.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
People emigrating from other countries do not make up a large share of San Diego County’s homeless population.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
The family of three had originally emigrated from Peru, where their daughter was born.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
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Katherine Marks, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Including Faizan, whose parents emigrated from southern India, 30 of the past 36 champions have been Indian American.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 30 May 2025
People emigrating from other countries do not make up a large share of San Diego County’s homeless population.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
The family of three had originally emigrated from Peru, where their daughter was born.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
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Each year between March and August and October, whale sharks migrate past Ningaloo Reef, congregating in great numbers, and a stay here offers the rare opportunity to responsibly swim alongside the majestic giants.—
Chloe Berge,
Outside Online,
17 June 2025
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Rather, users and their data would be migrated to an open source platform, per the publication.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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After spending his childhood in Minnesota, his family relocated to Orlando.—
Avery Stone,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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The last three teams were all retread markets filling a void left by teams that relocated.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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With nowhere to live, many former residents resettled in Long Beach and the South Bay.—
Claire Wang,
NBC news,
31 May 2025
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Amid the uncertainty, companies helping resettle refugees are already refusing to hire migrants whose work authorizations expire in less than six months.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Wales have done well under Wilkinson to move away from a hardened reputation as being Fishlock’s team and become more of a sum of their parts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Already, by last year, JP Morgan Chase, which was founded in New York City more than 200 years ago and has 24,000 employees still in New York today, has started moving workers out of New York by the thousands.—
Time,
Time,
26 June 2025
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He has been bailed and an investigation is ongoing by Thames Valley Police.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Petrova’s attorney filed habeas and bail motions in Vermont where she was held shortly after her initial detention before being transferred to Louisiana.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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