EMIGRATION Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

emigration

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Definition of emigration

as in exodus

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Recent Examples of emigration Deaths have mounted in recent weeks as Ukraine runs dry of Patriot interceptors and Russia increasingly targets Kyiv’s civilian logistics, raising concerns that Moscow could force emigration by starving swathes of Ukraine of food and electricity. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026 As Mikhail Gorbachev became Soviet premier and promised new openness with a policy of glasnost, a slow thaw would begin toward free speech, human rights, the release of political dissidents and relaxed restrictions on emigration. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Gaynor, who grew up in Illinois, also credits the books for teaching her about the 19th and early 20th century Swedish emigration in her region. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026 It was forged during years of shortages, blackouts, mass emigration, and institutional decline. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for emigration

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Noun

The cast, also, seems to be filling the void from the mass exodus of the last couple of seasons.

— Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026
This contributed to an exodus of wealthy residents to alluring cities like Milan, Lisbon, and Dubai, which have more favorable tax systems.

— Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

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Noun

For decades, being Salvadoran meant being identified as a refugee diaspora escaping a war, and later, an association grew with the street gangs that formed as a result of the displacement.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The films, spanning more than 25 languages, tell stories from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet and their diasporas.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

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The utility this weekend also de-energized lines around a brush fire that broke out Saturday, prompting evacuation orders several miles south of Lahaina town, the site of the 2023 deadly fires.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
The camp is seeking to reorganize after 27 campers and counselors died in the 2025 Guadalupe River flood; a state legislative probe found an earlier evacuation could have saved every life.

— Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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Verlander, who is currently in his second stint with the Tigers, was the oldest player in the majors prior to his retirement on Saturday.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Kahn’s heirs unloaded the place in 1939, a few years after his death, and it was chopped up over the years to serve as retirement housing for city workers, a military training compound, and a boarding school, per Forbes.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026

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