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
The purges drove an exodus of research talent, with figures like Einstein, Bethe, and Krebs emigrating to the UK and, mostly, the US.
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Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The 23-year-old had emigrated from Ukraine with her mother, sister, and brother.
—Dan Gooding
shane Croucher
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
About the Iryana Zarutska case Zarutska emigrated to the United States from Kyiv, Ukraine, to escape the violence from Russia’s invasion, her family wrote on a GoFundMe account.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Kon emigrated to Israel in 1998.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The 23-year-old had emigrated from Ukraine with her mother, sister, and brother.
—Dan Gooding
shane Croucher
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
About the Iryana Zarutska case Zarutska emigrated to the United States from Kyiv, Ukraine, to escape the violence from Russia’s invasion, her family wrote on a GoFundMe account.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Kon emigrated to Israel in 1998.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
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Ellison, though, signaled that the addition of Weiss and The Free Press was an effort to reach a wider audience, presumably of viewers on the right who have migrated to Fox News, podcasts and other outlets.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Fort Worth was the historical homeland of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, whose people lived, hunted, and migrated through lands today called North Texas.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Plans to relocate much of Gaza’s population to other countries would be shelved.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Children's relocated its emergency department in 2023 to a new space built at the front of its hospital.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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And almost a year after resettling here, DeGeneres herself is still the source of gossip.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Catholic Charities has been helping resettle refugees since 1962, and in recent years the organization and Nashville International Center for Empowerment have assisted people from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Syria and Myanmar.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a positive sign, Nunoo was moving his hands and fingers, according to Sutton.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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That includes other immigrants who continue to buy homes to move into or to invest in, even some without legal immigration status.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Raptors don’t have Chet Holmgren hanging around at the rim to bail them out.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The defense hasn’t bailed them out, either.—
Andy Scholes,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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