emigrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of emigrate
as in migrates
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrates
  1. migrates
  2. relocates
  3. departs
  4. exits
  5. moves
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  • Each corridor that migrates takes its data with it, so Treasury collects a thinner tax base and loses sight of the flows at the same time.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • When the problem is recast as overmedicalization and the solution as lifestyle, the locus of responsibility migrates.
    — Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 July 2026
Definition of migrates
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  • After caring for one grandmother during COVID-19 and losing another to the virus, a young writer relocates to Pittsburgh and begins probing how America structures and fears old age.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • And when that space closes, Messi simply relocates, drifting into the wider right-side areas as defences tire, the source of both assists in Atlanta and the switch that turned the Egypt tie.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of relocates
Verb
  • Kit departs, leaving Lauren in tears, and sets off for Wyoming for a new job and a chance at a new life.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2026
  • Spurs could do with another central striker, particularly if Richarlison departs.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of departs
Verb
  • That is why there has been such a deluge of anger and frustration from the public, even more than from the tournament exits under Southgate.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The actor-comedian best known for her impressions exits the NBC sketch comedy series after seven seasons.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of exits
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  • Propulsion system moves toward flight testing The AVEN is the main part that gives X-BAT the ability to direct its thrust for vertical takeoff, landing, and hovering.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
  • The new plan, unveiled earlier this month, moves warehouses north of her property in Manhattan.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
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