migrates

present tense third-person singular of migrate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of migrates As power migrates from the head coach’s office, universities must relocate it —to the president, elsewhere in the athletics department, or the board. — Chris Park, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 The Sylvester Stallone series has been renewed for a fifth season at Paramount+ as the production migrates from Georgia to the Big Apple, coinciding with the Season 5 storyline. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 As wet electrodes get thicker, the liquid binder migrates unevenly during drying, ruining the battery‘s structure. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Losing access to a $3,000 balance for six weeks while a program migrates costs far more. — Shawn Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Turdus migratorius means a thrush that migrates, but other thrush species besides robins also migrate. — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Monarch butterflies typically live from two to six weeks, with the exception of the last generation of the year (meaning butterflies that complete the life cycle and survive to see winter) that migrates. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Both the hexagon and decagon sit on jet streams, but the hexagon is practically stationary whereas the decagon migrates eastward at a tame 6 mph (10 kph). — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Both sit on jet streams, but the hexagon is practically stationary whereas the decagon migrates eastward at a tame 6 mph (10 kph). — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrates
relocates
Verb
  • But Resurrection is a return to form, as our genial serial killer relocates to New York after his now-adult son starts his own murder spree.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Verity follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Migrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrates. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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