migrates

present tense third-person singular of migrate

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Recent Examples of migrates Each corridor that migrates takes its data with it, so Treasury collects a thinner tax base and loses sight of the flows at the same time. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 When the problem is recast as overmedicalization and the solution as lifestyle, the locus of responsibility migrates. Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 July 2026 There’s the Paunsaugunt Herd, which migrates from near Bryce Canyon National Park down to northern Arizona. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026 All the chairs are light enough to move around easily, as the group of guests grows and migrates. Rory Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026 Cocoa butter softens and migrates toward the surface, resulting in fat bloom—the chalky, grayish-white film that appears on chocolate that has been temperature-stressed. Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 1 July 2026 Leaving it on too long can leave brows brittle or over-processed, and the skin around the brow bone can react if the formula migrates. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Providing a sand source Beach shifting occurs naturally as sand migrates. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026 And this is not a one-time expense; filler eventually dissolves and/or migrates (another con). Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrates
relocates
Verb
  • After caring for one grandmother during COVID-19 and losing another to the virus, a young writer relocates to Pittsburgh and begins probing how America structures and fears old age.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • And when that space closes, Messi simply relocates, drifting into the wider right-side areas as defences tire, the source of both assists in Atlanta and the switch that turned the Egypt tie.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 18 July 2026

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“Migrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrates. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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