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
Juan Suarez Escobar, who was born in Venezuela, had emigrated from Colombia with his family in 2016.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Lead actor Jessy Davita, whose own grandfather emigrated from China, expressed deep pride in presenting the film publicly.
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Marcus Lim,
Variety,
18 June 2026
That's the case for 34 year-old Esho, who emigrated from Iraq to Michigan as a kid.
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Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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.
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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.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
That’s why so many people emigrated.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
Her parents emigrated to the United States from Mexico.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Lead actor Jessy Davita, whose own grandfather emigrated from China, expressed deep pride in presenting the film publicly.
—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
18 June 2026
That's the case for 34 year-old Esho, who emigrated from Iraq to Michigan as a kid.
—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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.
—
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.
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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.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
That’s why so many people emigrated.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
Her parents emigrated to the United States from Mexico.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 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.
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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).
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DeSantis announced that the facility is now closed and all detainees have been relocated.
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Greenwood Baptist Church remained active in the building until approximately 2016 before the congregation relocated.
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Since its founding nearly 44 years ago, RefugeeOne has resettled more than 22,000 refugees from all the major world crises to the Chicagoland area, according to communications director Sally Schulze.
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According to the Center for Immigration Studies, more than 233,000 refugees were resettled through USRAP during the Biden Administration.
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Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.
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After the public pushback, organizers moved the event indoors to the Bianchi Center.
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The flight later departed for Bermuda, the spokesperson said.
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My parents rarely departed from the rule.
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Wilson said both his riders bailed from the car before making it to the dropoff area.
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The driver of the Cadillac bailed and ran off.
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“Emigrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrated. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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