migrating

verb

present participle of migrate
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 Cracks in Foundation or Framework Caulking cracks and crevices in your foundation can stop spiders from migrating into your home, as can making sure all screens and doors are tightly sealed. — Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 23 Oct. 2026 Satellites look back at Earth, studying its changing landforms, migrating wildlife, diminishing glaciers and natural disasters. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Instead, look for a lip liner that glides on smoothly but has enough grip to keep color from migrating beyond the lip line. — Sheryl George, Allure, 20 Oct. 2026 From offense to defense The clearest sign that the GOP's cash advantage has stalled, however, is where the money is migrating. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 However, standardizing an algorithm is very different from migrating an enterprise. — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Declining horseshoe crab populations in Delaware Bay have reduced food availability for migrating red knots, contributing to lower survival. — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 Just as infinite intelligence guides migrating birds, divine Mind purposefully guides us, too. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026 Washes, serums and moisturizers formulated for the vulva are migrating from drugstore back shelves to TikTok Shop, Target endcaps and premium beauty counters, backed by a market that has grown too large for retailers and investors to treat as niche. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
  1. relocating
  2. traveling
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  • Vice Mayor Kris Cruzada also suggested relocating the historical marker to a more prominent location on the property and perhaps adding benches near it to provide a place for people to sit and enjoy it.
    — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Recent openings include relocating its Milan flagship from the tourist-heavy Via Montenapoleone to the more local Via Gesù, as well as a 91-square-meter boutique in Shenzhen, China.
    — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of relocating
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  • Black asserts that the statements made by Garcia are false and that traveling to appear on national television to make such statements about the inquiry into Epstein’s crimes goes beyond the purview of a member of Congress.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Another big game has Fort Worth Carter-Riverside (6-3, 3-3) traveling over to Scarborough-Handley Field to take on Fort Worth Southwest (4-5, 3-3) for the final playoff berth in the district.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of traveling

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