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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Recent Examples of migrate
Chernofsky described omnichannel shifts as a pendulum, as brands thought everything would migrate online, then pivoted after seeing the need for physical stores.
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Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
The Hmong ethnic group began migrating to Minnesota in the 1970s as refugees.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The looming threat of a nationwide TikTok shutdown stirred a mass exodus of users who, in fear of losing their audiences and income streams, migrated to other social media platforms, like Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
The international category has been the most interesting category this year, because nominations have migrated into other categories.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
The Hmong ethnic group began migrating to Minnesota in the 1970s as refugees.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The looming threat of a nationwide TikTok shutdown stirred a mass exodus of users who, in fear of losing their audiences and income streams, migrated to other social media platforms, like Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
The international category has been the most interesting category this year, because nominations have migrated into other categories.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrate
relocate
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The animal likely lost its way while dispersing from its mother and will be relocated, San Francisco Animal Care and Control said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The difference felt physical, as if I had been picked up and relocated.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Migrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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