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
Millions of Venezuelans emigrated abroad.
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Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
Thousands have emigrated to seek a better life elsewhere.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
His mother, who had emigrated from the Soviet Union, worked as a waitress and then in a garment factory.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo has appointed a new archbishop of New York who has first-hand experience of countries from where millions have emigrated to the United States, signaling the potential for a more outspoken approach from bishops on immigration.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
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Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
Thousands have emigrated to seek a better life elsewhere.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
His mother, who had emigrated from the Soviet Union, worked as a waitress and then in a garment factory.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo has appointed a new archbishop of New York who has first-hand experience of countries from where millions have emigrated to the United States, signaling the potential for a more outspoken approach from bishops on immigration.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
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The heavy and extra-heavy oil of the Orinoco Belt represents petroleum generated at depth which then migrated over millions of years to shallow levels where waters and bacteria removed its lighter components.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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In the past twelve years, more than a million people have migrated to Sweden, a country of fewer than eleven million.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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The animal likely lost its way while dispersing from its mother and will be relocated, San Francisco Animal Care and Control said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The difference felt physical, as if I had been picked up and relocated.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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The program, which is funded by $250 million that was originally meant for helping to resettle refugees, is meant to reduce deportation costs.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
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There have been a lot of refugees resettled in various parts of Kentucky in recent years.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Jan. 2026
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By rolling MXene flakes into tubes, the team created hollow structures that allow ions to move more freely.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Karlee Smith jumped on a quad bike to help herd sheep away from the fast-moving flames on a farm in the town of Gellibrand, a small rural town, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) southwest of Melbourne.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The whole thing was just barely held together by bailing wire, duct tape and Band-Aids.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Hamilton 10-year anniversary bailed, as did Issa Rae, Rhiannon Giddens, and the opera Fellow Travelers.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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