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
Many of its skilled employees have emigrated.
—
John Cassidy, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Millions of Venezuelans emigrated abroad.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
Thousands have emigrated to seek a better life elsewhere.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
His mother, who had emigrated from the Soviet Union, worked as a waitress and then in a garment factory.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo has appointed a new archbishop of New York who has first-hand experience of countries from where millions have emigrated to the United States, signaling the potential for a more outspoken approach from bishops on immigration.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
For example, before earning his UMbusiness degree in 2006, Kapoor used a PowerPoint presentation to convince his father, an attorney who emigrated from India to the United States, to buy him a Range Rover.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
The couple emigrated from Ukraine and had been married for 57 years, living in Matraville in Sydney’s southeast, The Australian reported.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 15 Dec. 2025
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.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
John Cassidy, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Millions of Venezuelans emigrated abroad.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
Thousands have emigrated to seek a better life elsewhere.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
His mother, who had emigrated from the Soviet Union, worked as a waitress and then in a garment factory.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025
Pope Leo has appointed a new archbishop of New York who has first-hand experience of countries from where millions have emigrated to the United States, signaling the potential for a more outspoken approach from bishops on immigration.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
For example, before earning his UMbusiness degree in 2006, Kapoor used a PowerPoint presentation to convince his father, an attorney who emigrated from India to the United States, to buy him a Range Rover.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
The couple emigrated from Ukraine and had been married for 57 years, living in Matraville in Sydney’s southeast, The Australian reported.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 15 Dec. 2025
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.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrated
Verb
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Many had, in fact, migrated from villages within the state.—
Saumya Roy,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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Many people do that once the orioles have migrated south.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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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The Hamilton 10-year anniversary bailed, as did Issa Rae, Rhiannon Giddens, and the opera Fellow Travelers.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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The other three individuals, whom police only identified as two men and a woman, have been bailed.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Emigrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrated. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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