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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
His late father, Miguel Oceguera, emigrated from Mexico and rented a cot from a family friend in the basement downstairs in 1973.
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Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrated
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After the partition of India in 1947, many refugees from the Punjab region in current-day Pakistan migrated to the city and settled there.—
Laura Payne,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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It’s migrated over the past five decades from retreat centers to protest placards to TED Talk stages to your aunt’s Facebook page, becoming a kind of moral koan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The union’s headquarters was in Kansas City, Kansas, for more than a century, but relocated to Kansas City in 2023.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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In the wake of the 1915 genocide, her family relocated to Egypt.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Eight men have been resettled in Nauru so far under the deal that has been criticized in Australia as being excessively expensive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 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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While the chipmaker — and the world's most valuable company — continues to prosper and is expected to show revenue growth of 70% this fiscal year, Wall Street has moved elsewhere, piling into businesses that were hardly visible in the initial years of the artificial intelligence buildout.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Researchers tested the system in a maze-navigation experiment where the robot moved autonomously without cameras.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The plane had departed from Amarillo, Texas, roughly two hours before the crash and was headed to New Braunfels National Airport, according to flight data cited by The Associated Press.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Villanova lost four of its top five scorers as double-double machine Duke Brennan and veteran sixth-man Devin Askew saw their eligibility expire, and both Bryce Lindsay (Indiana) and Acaden Lewis (Miami) departed through the portal.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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And then, at the very end of the 2025 season, after months of speculation in national sports media, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin bailed for bitter rival LSU and a $91 million contract.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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But that side of things bailed KC out Sunday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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