as in relocating
to move from one place to another
Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.
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Recent Examples of migrating
Keila Vilchez, a Venezuelan journalist writing for Cúcuta’s main paper, La Opinión, told me that those people weren’t migrating so much as fleeing.
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Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Everything was migrating towards these brand-new, really sexy outdoor shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row, and The Streets of Brentwood.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Mexican long-nosed bats are migrating farther north than ever, expanding into Arizona and New Mexico as drought depletes agave supplies in their traditional habitat.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Concord Quarters sees a steady stream of international and domestic visitors migrating over from Highway 61.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Antonio and Gelasia Cao founded the bakery after migrating from Cuba to Miami as political exiles.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
All of this ensures that game viewing happens year-round, not just when migrating wildebeest arrive in search of fresh grazing.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
Capital One began migrating its debit cardholders to the Discover network last August, and CEO Richard Fairbank said on the call that the conversion is nearly complete.
—CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
As my character Vivian, the antiques dealer, would say, objects are migrating relics of time and place.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Everything was migrating towards these brand-new, really sexy outdoor shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row, and The Streets of Brentwood.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Mexican long-nosed bats are migrating farther north than ever, expanding into Arizona and New Mexico as drought depletes agave supplies in their traditional habitat.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Concord Quarters sees a steady stream of international and domestic visitors migrating over from Highway 61.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Antonio and Gelasia Cao founded the bakery after migrating from Cuba to Miami as political exiles.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
All of this ensures that game viewing happens year-round, not just when migrating wildebeest arrive in search of fresh grazing.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
Capital One began migrating its debit cardholders to the Discover network last August, and CEO Richard Fairbank said on the call that the conversion is nearly complete.
—CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
As my character Vivian, the antiques dealer, would say, objects are migrating relics of time and place.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
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Nezafati said the family is now considering closing the business permanently or relocating to Orange County, citing safety concerns.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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By 1945, with the All-America Football Conference planning to put a team in Cleveland, Reeves had his sights on relocating to Los Angeles or Dallas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For example, Grab uses AI to automate menu translations in its food delivery app, allowing customers to easily access restaurant menus, even when traveling abroad.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Terryville resident Chalaine Kilduff and her 2-year-old son Beckham were traveling through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last December when, like many 2-year-olds, Beckham started to cry during a long travel day.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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