immigrate

Definition of immigratenext

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Recent Examples of immigrate Born in Guatemala and immigrating to the U.S. at age 8, Sasvin grew up mostly in Santa Ana. Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025 Herjavec’s drive was shaped from a young age, after immigrating to Canada with his parents from then-Yugoslavia with just one suitcase and $50—a sacrifice that left a lasting impact. Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 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
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Verb
  • Upscale wellness resorts advertised the idea that a guest could come and experience meditation and spiritual healing without having to sleep on a floor, abstain from alcohol, or take a vow of silence.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Boston City Hall helped kick off Lunar New Year celebrations Sunday with dragon and lion dances, music and more, a celebration the city will continue with a number of events and activities to ring in the Year of the Horse over the coming weeks.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
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  • Kottikollon does not envision guests arriving for an annual weeklong retreat only to return to daily life unchanged.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Until that day arrives, the Philadelphia rookie celebrated his first trip to this midseason showcase with two game-ending scores and an MVP trophy in the Rising Stars event.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • One day prior to his arrest, a report from The Hollywood Reporter saw employees at several New Orleans businesses claim that LaBeouf had been showing up at various drinking establishments in the city's Uptown neighborhood, on an apparent bar crawl that began on Thursday.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Once the stuff of science fiction, assistive robots are beginning to show up in nursing homes and adult day care centers across the country, as facilities grapple with staffing shortages and a rapidly aging population.
    Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026

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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrate. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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