immigrating

Definition of immigratingnext
present participle of immigrate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrating
Verb
  • Security camera video from the family's home shows a deputy, whom the family attorney identified as Jose Guzman, arriving at the Apple Valley home.
    Zach Boetto, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Due to long wait times, people began arriving at airports extremely early to try to make their flights on time, sometimes waiting in lines for multiple hours.
    Kate Perez, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Those are fighting words, and, in the coming days, the Pope can counter them as much through symbolic acts as through words of peace.
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Harrison, who declined to discuss his friend’s personal life, had a T-shirt made for Friday night’s vigil in Metayer’s honor at Coral Springs City Hall, one of several planned around South Florida in the coming days.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Immigrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrating. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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