immigrate

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Recent Examples of immigrate Sergey Brin The 52-year-old Google cofounder, born in Moscow in 1973, immigrated to the United States with his family at age 6 to escape Soviet anti-Semitism. Dave Smith, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 A day rarely passed without Violet, who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1980s after living in the Soviet Union and Israel, calling one of her kids—daughter Dina, 56, and son Daniel, 43—or her mother and brothers, who also lived in the area. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 But his baseball dreams were derailed when his dad temporarily left him behind to immigrate to New York. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025 Their grandfather’s final wish was for their father to immigrate to the United States with his family—the brothers and their mother. Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for immigrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrate
Verb
  • Though that number won’t grab headlines, the rushing attack passed the eye test against a Minnesota defense that came into the game second in the Big Ten in yards allowed.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Set to come two weeks after the autumnal equinox, the harvest moon will provide several nights of bright moonlight in early October, the Old Farmer's Almanac added.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Slowing down and speeding up Daisy arrived in his life through his ex-wife, who was moving to a new place that was dubious about pets.
    Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The agency separately released recommended shipping dates for customers who want their packages to arrive by Christmas Day.
    Michelle Del Rey, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hughes and others began resisting orders in passive ways, showing up late or taking patrols extra slowly.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Real change happens when clinicians in this industry show up to engage with community, policy, research translation and public perception.
    Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrate. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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