as in migrating
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from
My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.
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Recent Examples of emigrating
The purges drove an exodus of research talent, with figures like Einstein, Bethe, and Krebs emigrating to the UK and, mostly, the US.
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Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Since emigrating from Colombia in 1990, the Lancôme beauty adviser entered the category working with Prescriptives before moving to Victoria’s Secret and Children’s Place.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Since emigrating from Colombia in 1990, the Lancôme beauty adviser entered the category working with Prescriptives before moving to Victoria’s Secret and Children’s Place.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrating
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Still, that doesn’t necessarily mean those jobs are disappearing – some could be migrating from UPS to other companies, said Jason Miller, a professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University’s business school.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annie Palmer,Frank Holland,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Largely, the cases pop up around the spring or fall, during the time that wild waterfowl are migrating.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Many global companies are now hiring or relocating leadership roles to their GCC offices in India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Western and Southern Open was in talks with Charlotte for months about relocating its tournament from Cincinnati, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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And almost a year after resettling here, DeGeneres herself is still the source of gossip.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Amos Yadlin, former head of IDF Military Intelligence, reiterated that resettling Gaza is not part of the Israeli government’s declared war objectives.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York voted against moving ahead with the package, along with all but eight of his Democratic colleagues.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Director Michael Arden, meanwhile, is up to his elbows just moving the cumbersome Legos of Dane Laffrey’s set around.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Surveillance video shows two masked men entering through an interior hallway of the storage facility before exiting into an outdoor area enclosed by a metal fence.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Prescott, who spent three years as an external adviser to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee before exiting in June, raised questions with the committee, BBC executives, and the corporation’s board.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Neither team scored in the opening quarter that featured a UTSA punt return wiped off the board due to a block in the back, bailing CSU out.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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Stockton stood in the pocket several times and hit downfield receivers, rather than bailing.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Colin Walsh will succeed Kyle Leahy, who will be departing Glossier at the end of the year, as the beauty brand’s next CEO.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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After departing the Grateful Dead in 1979, the Godchauxs formed the Heart of Gold Band, which was cut short by Keith’s tragic death in a car accident the following year.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Emigrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrating. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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