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
Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Modi emigrated with his family to the United States at the age of seven and was raised on Long Island.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Many Lebanese here emigrated to West Africa to start businesses or worked in Gulf Arab states.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Well-known in the civic circles of the affluent Westside of Los Angeles, Farzam is the son of a longtime hotel owner and former doctor who emigrated from Iran.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Richard Hermann emigrated to the United States and earned his doctorate in forestry at Yale in Connecticut.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
The 25-year-old was born in Bakersfield to parents who emigrated from Mexico.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Kariat’s parents emigrated from a small village in India to Canada.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
His father lost his position when the Nazis came to power in 1933, and the family emigrated to South Africa.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Amid this Iranian diaspora, many of these people emigrated to Los Angeles, with some of them being the same people who had contributed to pre-revolution Iran’s golden age of entertainment.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Many Lebanese here emigrated to West Africa to start businesses or worked in Gulf Arab states.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Well-known in the civic circles of the affluent Westside of Los Angeles, Farzam is the son of a longtime hotel owner and former doctor who emigrated from Iran.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Richard Hermann emigrated to the United States and earned his doctorate in forestry at Yale in Connecticut.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
The 25-year-old was born in Bakersfield to parents who emigrated from Mexico.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Kariat’s parents emigrated from a small village in India to Canada.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
His father lost his position when the Nazis came to power in 1933, and the family emigrated to South Africa.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Amid this Iranian diaspora, many of these people emigrated to Los Angeles, with some of them being the same people who had contributed to pre-revolution Iran’s golden age of entertainment.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrated
Verb
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Both men recorded songs penned by Willie Dixon, a Delta songwriter who had migrated north.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Wolves were hunted to local extinction in California but began to return in 2011 after a wolf known as OR-7 migrated into the state from Oregon.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The couple relocated to Welders House, their longtime country estate in England, just weeks before the musician’s death in July.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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Morton Salt, which recently relocated its headquarters from Chicago to Overland Park, has snagged the naming rights for the venue, which will be called the Morton Amphitheater.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Nearly half of Cincinnati’s Black residents eventually resettled in Canada.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The family resettled in 1852 to Paris, where Berthe and two sisters began drawing lessons.—
Robert Taylor,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They are felt as they are composed, painfully, joyously, cellularly—and they are designed for other biological beings to experience, to connect with, to be animated, provoked and moved by.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Led by quarterback Tony Pike, the Bearcats moved quickly down the field, setting up a first down at Pitt’s 29-yard line with 33 seconds left.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Trump quickly took to social media to claim the vessel had departed from Venezuela and had been carrying drugs.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the same period in 2024, 1,652 CEOs departed.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At one point, the passenger bailed from the car and was taken into custody in the 700 block of Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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Two safeties dropped deep, again and again, while inside linebacker Robert Spillane bailed with them.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Emigrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrated. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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