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
This means that marine organisms, whose behaviors are influenced by photons, will have insufficient light to grow, move, hunt, and reproduce, forcing them to migrate vertically, closer to the ocean surface.
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Jay Kakade
june 14, New Atlas, 14 June 2025
Pratt’s clan migrated to the Santa Barbara area, where Montag says their children are thriving.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 June 2025
More specifically, scientists have been curious about whether those who first settled in the islands of Western Remote Oceania mixed with those who migrated from New Guinea, or did the genetic mixing occur elsewhere?
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2025
And a dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is migrating to the United States.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Jay Kakade
june 14, New Atlas, 14 June 2025
Pratt’s clan migrated to the Santa Barbara area, where Montag says their children are thriving.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 June 2025
More specifically, scientists have been curious about whether those who first settled in the islands of Western Remote Oceania mixed with those who migrated from New Guinea, or did the genetic mixing occur elsewhere?
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2025
And a dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is migrating to the United States.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for migrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrate
relocate
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After spending his childhood in Minnesota, his family relocated to Orlando.—
Avery Stone,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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The caravan then relocated to the stadium’s Downtown Gate near the 110 Freeway.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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“Migrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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