as in migrated
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from
My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.
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Recent Examples of emigrated
The Steelers are owned by the Rooney family, who emigrated from Newry during the Great Famine of the 1840s.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The couple first emigrated to Ecuador, then to Colombia, but left fearing growing prejudice against Venezuelans.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Gary Shteyngart was just seven years old when his family emigrated from the Soviet Union and settled in Queens.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 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
The first-gen Mexican Americans — whose parents emigrated from Jalisco, Mexico and worked in the fields as farm workers — were performing four events a month, charging around $100-200 an hour.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Danny is part of a generation that emigrated en masse, pushed out by a political, social, and economic crisis that forced him to leave behind his country, his friends, his childhood, everything.
—Martín Toro, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
The couple first emigrated to Ecuador, then to Colombia, but left fearing growing prejudice against Venezuelans.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Gary Shteyngart was just seven years old when his family emigrated from the Soviet Union and settled in Queens.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 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
The first-gen Mexican Americans — whose parents emigrated from Jalisco, Mexico and worked in the fields as farm workers — were performing four events a month, charging around $100-200 an hour.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
Danny is part of a generation that emigrated en masse, pushed out by a political, social, and economic crisis that forced him to leave behind his country, his friends, his childhood, everything.
—Martín Toro, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrated
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The mayor has several friends who migrated to Rock Springs as teenagers and have since received citizenship.—
Jenna McMurtry,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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His research revealed that his family, with the last name Vu, was technically Chinese by blood, having migrated from the Fujian province centuries ago.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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The youngest of the Day-Lewis clan relocated to Ireland after graduating from college, working in a pub while writing music for the National Concert Hall (NCH).—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
4 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
Verb
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Once resettled on its new site, the church will be carefully restored and rotated so its entrance faces the community, which is a traditional orientation for folk churches in Arctic Sweden.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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During the rule of dictator Rafael Trujillo, from 1930 to 1961, many of the poorest residents of Santo Domingo resettled along the then-wild, sparsely populated north shore of the Samaná Peninsula.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Scheffler and partner Russell Henley moved along to what would end as a 3&2 defeat, while MacIntyre blew kisses at the crowd.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Tropical Storm Imelda moved over the Bahamas on Sunday, bringing heavy rain and tropical-storm-force winds to the region as watches and warnings from the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Hurricane Center (NHC) remained in effect for parts of the Bahamas and the east coast of Florida.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Palladinos departed after Season 6 due to contract disputes with WB, and David Rosenthal stepped in as showrunner and head writer.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Gehlfuss, who was with the show since its inception, departed in Season 8.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The defense hasn’t bailed them out, either.—
Andy Scholes,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Mahomes — with help — bailed the Chiefs out of that situation by throwing across his body to his new top target.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Emigrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrated. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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