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
But for some species, migrating to another location is an impossible task.
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John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Amongst the Carmargue flamingos, some individuals are residents whilst others are migratory, and a small number of individuals pursue a mixed strategy, migrating in some years and staying put in others.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Ojibwe started migrating to the upper Great Lakes region from the East Coast about 1,500 years ago.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Fall brings migrating humpback whales offshore, and the monarch butterflies return to the eucalyptus groves each late fall through.
—Pismo Beach Conference, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Las year, most people migrating to Spain came from Colombia, Venezuela and Morocco.
—Gaelle Legrand, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
According to Storyful, Brazilian scientists determined that the fish were most likely migrating upstream to spawn.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Roughly half of all species are migrating in response to climate change.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Where the occasional molting chinook salmon can be found in the fall, migrating westward in a shallow Waukegan River from Lake Michigan on its way to a futile attempt at continuing the species’ life cycle.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Amongst the Carmargue flamingos, some individuals are residents whilst others are migratory, and a small number of individuals pursue a mixed strategy, migrating in some years and staying put in others.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Ojibwe started migrating to the upper Great Lakes region from the East Coast about 1,500 years ago.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Fall brings migrating humpback whales offshore, and the monarch butterflies return to the eucalyptus groves each late fall through.
—Pismo Beach Conference, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Las year, most people migrating to Spain came from Colombia, Venezuela and Morocco.
—Gaelle Legrand, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
According to Storyful, Brazilian scientists determined that the fish were most likely migrating upstream to spawn.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Roughly half of all species are migrating in response to climate change.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Where the occasional molting chinook salmon can be found in the fall, migrating westward in a shallow Waukegan River from Lake Michigan on its way to a futile attempt at continuing the species’ life cycle.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
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The Rise of Erewhon Erewhon’s origin story began in the 1960s as a humble natural foods shop in Boston, Massachusetts, before relocating and rebranding into a California-only empire of 11 locations.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bugner fought for 32 years, ending his career in 1999 before relocating to Australia.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Things won't get any easier for Flacco next week with the Browns traveling to Baltimore to play the Ravens, who typically always have a top-10 caliber defense.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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In February, more than 40 people were killed in southern Mexico when a bus traveling to Tabasco from the tourist city of Cancun hit a trailer truck and caught fire.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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