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 future Milwaukee Bucks star was born and raised in Athens, Greece; his parents, having emigrated from Nigeria, struggled without work permits, and Giannis' young life was an often-terrifying test of survival (among other things, avoiding violent anti-immigrant groups in the streets).
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Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
Did Adela and Ramón, who had emigrated from Cuba in the early ’60s, remember the nation’s constitutional convention of 1940?
—Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Clarence emigrated to the United States in the mid-1800s and made his way west, arriving in Denver in 1868.
—Kevin Strong, CBS News, 16 May 2026
In 1947, Fanny is still living in the Bergen-Belsen DP camp, hoping to emigrate to Palestine.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2026
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Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
Did Adela and Ramón, who had emigrated from Cuba in the early ’60s, remember the nation’s constitutional convention of 1940?
—Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Clarence emigrated to the United States in the mid-1800s and made his way west, arriving in Denver in 1868.
—Kevin Strong, CBS News, 16 May 2026
In 1947, Fanny is still living in the Bergen-Belsen DP camp, hoping to emigrate to Palestine.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
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People were coming from all over the world, really, and staying there and kind of setting up homes, intermarrying, um, the Peranakan culture are the Chinese who emigrated or migrated there, who married into indigenous Malay families and has become a whole new kind of culture.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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Because there has never been an MLB team in the Sacramento area, many fans in California’s capital region migrated their fandom to the two teams that for decades were in the Bay Area — the A’s and Giants.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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Residents should not return, transport or relocate the plant, or place it in the trash or compost bin, according to the advisory.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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The pest does not threaten humans or animals, but residents should not return, transport, relocate, dispose of or compost the plants, as that could spread the infestation.—
Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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Before requesting moving estimates, decide what’s worth transporting, what’s worth storing, and what’s worth replacing once you’re resettled.—
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
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The episode then jumps ahead six months to find the family resettled on yet another modest ranch in Ria Paloma, Texas.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Make sure the belt doesn't move, push your knees out into the belt, and hold.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
29 May 2026
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Nippon Dynawave was cited for moving equipment involved before it could be inspected, but not for the incident itself, the news outlet reported.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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On July 20, 2023, just 19 days before Monroe allegedly killed her, Diaz had put up $20,000 to bail him out of jail in a nonfatal shooting case.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Boston’s assessing commissioner Nicholas Ariniello is bailing amid a lawsuit that claims the city is retaliating against commercial property owners that file abatements, as the mayor continues to shake up her administration.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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