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
Some argued without evidence that Indian Americans were committing visa fraud, echoing recent charges from Texas Republicans, and stealing jobs from Americans whose ancestors emigrated longer ago.
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Ireland, the Steelers and the Rooney connection The Rooney family, the Steelers’ majority owners, trace their roots to Ireland, where their ancestors emigrated from in the 1840s before eventually settling in Pittsburgh.
—Tom Chitty, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Her grandparents, Edward and Sallie Bryant, emigrated from Kentucky in 1880 along with tens of thousands of other Exoduster families fleeing the racial violence and economic exploitation of the post-Civil War South.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
His family emigrated to escape the proxy Cold War conflicts that ravaged the nation from 1978 to 1990.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Singh, whose father emigrated from Punjab, in India, is married to a woman with roots in China’s Chaoshan region.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 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
Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Ireland, the Steelers and the Rooney connection The Rooney family, the Steelers’ majority owners, trace their roots to Ireland, where their ancestors emigrated from in the 1840s before eventually settling in Pittsburgh.
—Tom Chitty, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Her grandparents, Edward and Sallie Bryant, emigrated from Kentucky in 1880 along with tens of thousands of other Exoduster families fleeing the racial violence and economic exploitation of the post-Civil War South.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
His family emigrated to escape the proxy Cold War conflicts that ravaged the nation from 1978 to 1990.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Singh, whose father emigrated from Punjab, in India, is married to a woman with roots in China’s Chaoshan region.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrated
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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 hearing wasn’t to focus on the merger itself, but on whether the broadcast ownership limits still make sense as viewers have migrated to streaming and tech giants like Meta and Google have siphoned off local ad markets.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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Administrators with the Fort Worth Independent School District informed families on Wednesday night of the update to the school’s closure, citing structural issues at the district’s nearby Montessori campus that require those students to be relocated to De Zavala’s building.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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In late 2023, Talcott relocated from Windsor to downtown Hartford with the insurer noting that its decision was partly based on the amenities the city had to offer.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
19 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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Thousands made the treacherous and often deadly decision to escape to Thailand and, from there, resettled in other countries.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Accepting the award, Yeoh moved the audience with an emotional speech reflecting on her career.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Mission was moved from United Launch Alliance to speed up launch (ULA gets a future launch in exchange).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Crew-11 departed a month earlier than planned due to a medical issue with one of its astronauts, leaving the ISS with a skeleton crew for longer than anticipated.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The mission replaces the crew from NASA's Crew-11 mission, which departed the ISS a month ahead of schedule in January due to a medical evacuation of one of the crew members.—
Lydia Calitri,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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Glenn bailed on a triple loop required in her program.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
18 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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