as in relocates
to move from one place to another
Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.
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Recent Examples of migrates
The endangered species migrates each summer from Mexico into the southernmost reaches of the United States.
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Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Showers and storms are possible starting in the early morning Thursday and lingering throughout the day as the system migrates eastward.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, Raman measurements track the movement of oxygen on the surface, showing that oxygen produced during the reaction migrates to chromium and manganese oxides, thereby maintaining the catalyst’s activity, as reported by Nanowerk.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
How swiftly a book migrates from the Current Affairs section of a bookstore to History.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Like other owners of linear TV networks, the parent of A&E, Lifetime and the History Channel is managing through a period of significant change as viewing and advertising migrates to streaming.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Their parents may feed them for up to eight months, even as the family migrates together, some flying all the way from the eastern United States to South America’s Pacific coast.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
For example, a type of immune cell called a neutrophil migrates toward areas in the body that have a higher concentration of a protein called IL-8, which increases during infection.
—Yizeng Li, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2023
Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Showers and storms are possible starting in the early morning Thursday and lingering throughout the day as the system migrates eastward.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, Raman measurements track the movement of oxygen on the surface, showing that oxygen produced during the reaction migrates to chromium and manganese oxides, thereby maintaining the catalyst’s activity, as reported by Nanowerk.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
How swiftly a book migrates from the Current Affairs section of a bookstore to History.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Like other owners of linear TV networks, the parent of A&E, Lifetime and the History Channel is managing through a period of significant change as viewing and advertising migrates to streaming.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Their parents may feed them for up to eight months, even as the family migrates together, some flying all the way from the eastern United States to South America’s Pacific coast.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
For example, a type of immune cell called a neutrophil migrates toward areas in the body that have a higher concentration of a protein called IL-8, which increases during infection.
—Yizeng Li, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrates
relocates
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The fuel shortages have also hurt tourism on the island, with some agencies canceling trips as the government shuts down some hotels and relocates tourists in an effort to save electricity.—
Andrea Rodriguez,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions trade group relocates from Alexandria, Virginia, to Orlando.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Migrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrates. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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