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to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from
My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.
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Recent Examples of emigrated
Cantor and his family, who originally emigrated to Sacramento the year before, settled in the San Gabriel Valley after the World Cup, setting him on his unshakable path.
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Josh Gross, Daily News, 11 June 2026
His mother’s family came to Israel from Iraq, among hundreds of thousands of Jews from centuries-old communities across the Middle East who emigrated to Israel to escape violence and persecution.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
His mother's family came to Israel from Iraq, among hundreds of thousands of Jews from centuries-old communities across the Middle East who emigrated to Israel to escape violence and persecution.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
That’s why so many people emigrated.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Her parents emigrated to the United States from Mexico.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
The union bricklayer emigrated from the Calabria region of Italy at age 16 to escape induction into the Italian army.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
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, 30 May 2026
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).
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
Josh Gross, Daily News, 11 June 2026
His mother’s family came to Israel from Iraq, among hundreds of thousands of Jews from centuries-old communities across the Middle East who emigrated to Israel to escape violence and persecution.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
His mother's family came to Israel from Iraq, among hundreds of thousands of Jews from centuries-old communities across the Middle East who emigrated to Israel to escape violence and persecution.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
That’s why so many people emigrated.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Her parents emigrated to the United States from Mexico.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
The union bricklayer emigrated from the Calabria region of Italy at age 16 to escape induction into the Italian army.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
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, 30 May 2026
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).
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrated
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The Tartan Army, Scotland’s band of fun-loving supporters, took over Boston for the past 10 days and migrated to South Florida this weekend.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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Chakraborty, who was born in Kolkata and migrated to Australia in 2000, is a recipient of the Victorian Multicultural Award for Excellence in Arts (2023).—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 June 2026
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Fish and Game urges people to report bear problems to the agency early on to increase the likelihood that the animals can be removed and relocated.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
18 June 2026
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And all the farm animals — several types, including goats, alpacas, pigs and others — that rescuers removed from the property have been relocated to Humane Farming Association’s Suwanna Ranch in Elk Creek, about 100 miles south of Redding.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
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The number of refugees resettled, which fell sharply from 188,000 in 2024.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 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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Peter Zenk Residents in Waite Park were picking up handfuls of hail after storms moved through the Stearns County community.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Guests were moved to nearby hotels.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Syed Asim Munir have departed Islamabad and are on their way to Switzerland where diplomatic discussions between the US and Iran are unfolding, a statement from the prime minister’s office said Sunday.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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The robot is being tested aboard the Song Hang research vessel, which departed on June 8 from Changxing Island near Shanghai.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Wilson said both his riders bailed from the car before making it to the dropoff area.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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The driver of the Cadillac bailed and ran off.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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