emigration

noun

Definition of emigrationnext
as in exodus

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Recent Examples of emigration In speaking with these individuals for research, Frattino realized just how high a toll the emigration took on them. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 While fewer women in Ukraine are giving birth overall due to displacement, emigration and other factors during the war, a growing share of births are premature, according to data from the United Nations and recent scientific studies. — ABC News, 7 June 2026 There’s lots of emigration because there are no jobs. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026 But there’s no such thing as legal emigration to Gilead. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for emigration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigration
  1. exodus
  2. diaspora
  3. evacuation
  4. departure
  5. retirement
Noun
  • Miami-Dade lost roughly 10,000 residents last year — an exodus that experts say skews young.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • People fled the country, in an exodus that would eventually involve a fifth of the population.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of exodus
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  • Mainstream third spaces rarely account for the specific rhythms, values, and shared references of a diaspora, and Musly Club is betting that people will travel further and pay more for a room where none of that needs to be explained.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of diaspora
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  • Last week, authorities ordered the evacuation of almost 60,000 people near the city of Bordeaux, whose vineyards produce approximately 700 million bottles of wine per year, according to investment advising firm Vineyards Bordeaux.
    — Martina Di Licosa, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The Self-Defense Forces (SDF) —Japan's military — is installing about 300 air-conditioning units in evacuation centres and other key sites around Kumamoto.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of evacuation
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  • Stribling has impressed during training camp and could have a significant role as a slot receiver following the departure of Jauan Jennings in free agency to the Minnesota Vikings.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • This is, of course, a significant departure from Tony Blair’s aim of creating a modern workforce that was largely university-educated.
    — Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of departure
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  • But there are ways to convert part of your nest egg into a predictable income stream that, when coupled with Social Security, can cover your essential expenses in retirement.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • City councilors also pushed forward a probe to examine Boston Police Department staffing, retirements, forced overtime, recruitment strategies and more in April.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026
Definition of retirement

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