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to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
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My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.
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Recent Examples of emigrated
After his father died from tuberculosis in 1846, Strauss and his sisters emigrated to New York City, where his two older brothers owned a wholesale dry goods business.
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Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Mellone’s case would clarify the citizenship rights of the descendants of some 14 million Italians who emigrated between 1877 and 1914, according to Foreign Ministry statistics, and beyond.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Their father was a clock salesman who emigrated from Greece in the early 1900s.
—Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
In 2024, a record 41,294 Hungarians emigrated, according to official statistics, bringing the total number of emigrants during Orbán’s years in power to more than 360,000.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
The presence of Franco-Americans in the area can be traced back to 1840-1930, when nearly one million Francophone people emigrated from Quebec where farmlands were depleted and jobs scarce, to work in textile mills in New England.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Many of Mexico's Mennonites emigrated from Russia to Canada, and then Mexico, in the 1920s.
—Katie Silver, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Her family had emigrated from Kerala, the southwestern tip of India, at the turn of the 20th century.
—Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Baseball has a long way to go to be a widespread pastime in Italy, but manager Francisco Cervelli, a Venezuelan whose father emigrated from Italy, is committed to the cause.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Mellone’s case would clarify the citizenship rights of the descendants of some 14 million Italians who emigrated between 1877 and 1914, according to Foreign Ministry statistics, and beyond.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Their father was a clock salesman who emigrated from Greece in the early 1900s.
—Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
In 2024, a record 41,294 Hungarians emigrated, according to official statistics, bringing the total number of emigrants during Orbán’s years in power to more than 360,000.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
The presence of Franco-Americans in the area can be traced back to 1840-1930, when nearly one million Francophone people emigrated from Quebec where farmlands were depleted and jobs scarce, to work in textile mills in New England.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Many of Mexico's Mennonites emigrated from Russia to Canada, and then Mexico, in the 1920s.
—Katie Silver, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Her family had emigrated from Kerala, the southwestern tip of India, at the turn of the 20th century.
—Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Baseball has a long way to go to be a widespread pastime in Italy, but manager Francisco Cervelli, a Venezuelan whose father emigrated from Italy, is committed to the cause.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrated
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My weekly processing of the past eventually migrated to another building when my therapist moved her practice to a house rezoned for offices in a residential neighborhood.—
Wendy C. Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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As cellular features have migrated to data networks, DNS has become a core part of how phones work.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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The decades-old attraction has been closed since last September when its more than 30 inhabitants were relocated elsewhere in the park.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Since starting the project, the couple have relocated from Singapore to Kissamos and is embedded in the community.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Sediqa Fahimi and Mursal Fahimi are sisters who were evacuated from Afghanistan and resettled in the United States after the fall of Kabul in 2021.—
Sediqa Fahimi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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To avoid the radioactivity and ground shocks, planners estimated that approximately 30,000 people, half of them Indigenous, would have to be evacuated and resettled.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Dach moved to center on a line with Alexandre Texier and Zack Bolduc, with Oliver Kapanen moving up to center a line with Ivan Demidov and Alex Newhook.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Uranus has moved into a new part of your chart.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan to continue peace talks in the hopes of permanently ending the war.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Before his appointment at Juventus, Spalletti had departed the Italy national team head coach role in the summer of 2025.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Boston bailed Skubal out, though.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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After he had been bailed and with conditions imposed, BBC News reported that Higgins had posed for a picture next to a young girl, been interviewed on stage at a school drama production and congratulated youth theater performers in a WhatsApp group chat.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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