as in to relocate
to move from one place to another
Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.
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During his time, Los Angeles lost two teams and Cleveland another, migrating to Baltimore before being replaced by an expansion franchise.
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NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
Wolves were hunted to local extinction in California but began to return in 2011 after a wolf known as OR-7 migrated into the state from Oregon.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Born in Tehran, Atash migrated to the United States alone at the age of 19, fleeing war, trauma, and abuse.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Slime arguably gained traction thanks to ASMR videos posted on Instagram, but has since migrated into the world, where kids play with it (or make their own) at home.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
Wolves were hunted to local extinction in California but began to return in 2011 after a wolf known as OR-7 migrated into the state from Oregon.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Born in Tehran, Atash migrated to the United States alone at the age of 19, fleeing war, trauma, and abuse.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Slime arguably gained traction thanks to ASMR videos posted on Instagram, but has since migrated into the world, where kids play with it (or make their own) at home.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrate
relocate
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Construction requires resurfacing roads and relocating utilities, creating traffic disruptions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The couple relocated to Welders House, their longtime country estate in England, just weeks before the musician’s death in July.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Migrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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