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 25-year-old was born in Bakersfield to parents who emigrated from Mexico.
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Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Smotrich and Ben-Gvir are eager to occupy Gaza, of course, and even to encourage the Palestinians to emigrate from Gaza.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Kariat’s parents emigrated from a small village in India to Canada.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
His father lost his position when the Nazis came to power in 1933, and the family emigrated to South Africa.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Smotrich and Ben-Gvir are eager to occupy Gaza, of course, and even to encourage the Palestinians to emigrate from Gaza.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Kariat’s parents emigrated from a small village in India to Canada.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
His father lost his position when the Nazis came to power in 1933, and the family emigrated to South Africa.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
Verb
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Sodium ions migrate back through the ceramic separator, recombining with electrons at the anode to regenerate molten sodium metal.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Many had, in fact, migrated from villages within the state.—
Saumya Roy,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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According to West Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner Chandan Kumar, officials are also working to help people in nearby villages relocate while wildlife experts attempt to track down the elephant.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Cutting, relocating, sprinting into space.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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In the end, more than 100,000 people were successfully resettled to homes on the outskirts of the city.—
Saumya Roy,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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More than 50,000 migrants had resettled in Chicago between August 2022 and September 2024, many of whom were from Venezuela and are still living in the city.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Then, at the next vehicle entrance, the city is proposing a tunnel so bike traffic can move without interacting with cars.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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So, the solution to the health care affordability crisis is going to be to take health care away from some millions of people and also bail Republicans out politically?—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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In other words, investors might bail on companies such as Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave, whose fates are deemed too closely tied up with OpenAI’s.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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