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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Listen to this article Each spring on Falkner Island, which sits about three miles off the coast of Guilford, hundreds of roseate terns flock to the uninhabited five-acre island to breed and nest during the warm summer months before heading south again to migrate.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
North Carolina sits along a popular flyway for migrating birds, which can spread avian flu from farm to farm, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
The imaging let researchers map out possible pathways for geothermally heated fluids to migrate upwards, as well as how liquids and gases accumulate in reservoirs directly below the volcano’s crater.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
The boundary between this split is a bit fuzzy; at least some of the Athabaskans migrated to the US Southwest.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
North Carolina sits along a popular flyway for migrating birds, which can spread avian flu from farm to farm, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
The imaging let researchers map out possible pathways for geothermally heated fluids to migrate upwards, as well as how liquids and gases accumulate in reservoirs directly below the volcano’s crater.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
The boundary between this split is a bit fuzzy; at least some of the Athabaskans migrated to the US Southwest.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrate
relocate
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As for what will happen to the rides and attractions, the company told PEOPLE nothing is finalized and relocating or selling to other operators are options.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2025
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Fitting rooms have been relocated to what had previously been back-office space to allow the selling space to be expanded.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
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“Migrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrate. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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