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
Robles emigrated to Dallas from his native El Salvador in 1988.
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Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Charlie, home to care for his ailing father after having emigrated to the States some years before, is likewise underdeveloped beyond that circumstantial detail.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
After reaching the peak of their amateur competitive careers, Shishkova and Naumov turned pro and emigrated to the US, settling in Connecticut.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
Fort Worth’s original Swift and Armour meatpacking plants were under construction in 1902 when Sam Rosen, who emigrated from Lithuania, developed Rosen Heights, a neighborhood of single-family houses convenient for Stock Yard workers.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
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Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Charlie, home to care for his ailing father after having emigrated to the States some years before, is likewise underdeveloped beyond that circumstantial detail.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
After reaching the peak of their amateur competitive careers, Shishkova and Naumov turned pro and emigrated to the US, settling in Connecticut.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
Fort Worth’s original Swift and Armour meatpacking plants were under construction in 1902 when Sam Rosen, who emigrated from Lithuania, developed Rosen Heights, a neighborhood of single-family houses convenient for Stock Yard workers.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
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Right whales migrate every year from calving grounds off Florida and Georgia to feeding grounds off New England and Canada.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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This is markedly different from much of Holocaust literature, which is dominated by stories of survivors from elsewhere in Europe who migrated to the United States, Argentina, Canada, Israel, and other countries and who regard their places of origin and sites of their wartime experience from afar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The duo met as teenagers at a dance competition and began dating in high school before relocating to Los Angeles together in 2015 to pursue dance careers.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Students who were already on campus were relocated and busses on the way to school were redirected and classes canceled for the day so police could investigate.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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So said George Santayana, the Spanish-American philosopher who was a star Harvard professor before resettling in Europe and becoming an influential public intellectual.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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My family immigrated to the United States in 1976 and resettled in Minnesota shortly after.—
Valeng Cha,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Montage founder, Alan Fuerstman, personally moves into every new property for its first month of operations to ensure the brand’s signature five-star service is up to snuff.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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The players could feel the former United and Wales winger starting to move up the gears.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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