immigrate

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrate
Verb
  • The protests come amid a federal government shutdown now in its 18th day, broader immigration enforcement operations, and the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago and Los Angeles.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Regulators say more crashes may come Tesla's latest FSD software update arrived just days before the investigation began.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier this week at the Victoria’s Secret after-party in New York, Jodie Turner-Smith arrived in a pair of relaxed, low-slung light wash jeans, a white vest and a black, white and red military jacket that looked nothing short of Napoleonic.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There is also a dancing thread, taking the shape of the Quarona factory and circling the globe before arriving in New York, where a Loro Piana truck with raw fiber bales traverses the facade.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That compost shows up as mulch and soil amendment in tree and other plantings around the city.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, her biggest worry heading into the race was showing up on the starting line with her health intact.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Immigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrate. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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