EMIGRATING Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

emigrating

verb

present participle of emigrate

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 At the time, Kundassery was a high-school debater in Fremont, California, where his parents had moved after emigrating from India on H1-B visas. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 Soon after emigrating from Guatemala at the age of 10, Aguilar saw the importance of up-to-date news during the aftermath of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 But emigrating or going to a big city, if everyone does that, then the area doesn’t have a chance to regenerate. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The digital content marketer, who describes himself as a pacifist, says this was his second attempt at emigrating. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Some emigres seek to avoid military service The digital content marketer who left says this was his second attempt at emigrating. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 But by rooting her tale in Maya’s family ties, the writer-director explores the complicity of well-to-do South Asian diasporas, and the foundations that afford them the luxury of emigrating in the first place. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Cost of living and taxes ranked above political climate as the primary driver—cited by 68% of those open to emigrating, compared to 54% who named politics. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026 The fundraiser said Solomon was born and raised in Ghana, eventually emigrating to the United States, attaining a nursing degree from Samuel Merritt University. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 June 2026

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Cracks in Foundation or Framework Caulking cracks and crevices in your foundation can stop spiders from migrating into your home, as can making sure all screens and doors are tightly sealed.

— Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 23 Oct. 2026
Satellites look back at Earth, studying its changing landforms, migrating wildlife, diminishing glaciers and natural disasters.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of migrating

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Vice Mayor Kris Cruzada also suggested relocating the historical marker to a more prominent location on the property and perhaps adding benches near it to provide a place for people to sit and enjoy it.

— Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Recent openings include relocating its Milan flagship from the tourist-heavy Via Montenapoleone to the more local Via Gesù, as well as a 91-square-meter boutique in Shenzhen, China.

— Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of relocating

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The family was among the victims of a scam targeting Haitians before resettling in Springfield.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
The family moved to Kyiv before school started in the fall, resettling in a block of apartments that had been hastily reserved for families like theirs, edging out others who had been languishing on the housing list.

— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of resettling

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This reduces computational requirements, allowing the system to operate on a moving robot with limited processing resources.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Over the last few decades, the percentage of children diagnosed with myopia has moved steadily upward, while age at diagnosis appears to be moving down.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of moving

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Stanichi is exiting Mattel at a transformative moment for the toy and entertainment company as well (though conversations about this move have been said to be months in the making).

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
At the same time, insurers are increasing premiums and, in some cases, exiting high-risk markets altogether, leaving some homeowners more exposed.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of exiting

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But Abby worries about losing the trust of her preteen son Denny (Christopher Woodley) by bailing on his dad at such a strategic time.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Prices are rising for those items, and some investors are bailing on Mag-7 stocks in favor of the companies that supply them.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of bailing

Verb

At Prague's Vaclav Havel Airport, spokesperson Denisa Hejtmánková said a total of nine flights were threatened, including arriving flights from Denmark, Spain and Britain, and departing flights to the Netherlands, Cyprus, Romania, Italy and Britain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Departing from Dallas In Porter’s view, departing is the most stressful part of air travel.

— Lauren Harano, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of departing

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