migrating

present participle of migrate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of migrating Native American groups have argued that the construction could inhibit their ability to practice their faith and is damaging important religious sites while environmentalists worry the wall will cause flooding or keep animals from migrating. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 In California, for example, rice farmers are paid to flood their fields during key weeks of the year, for the use of migrating birds. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Native American groups have argued that the construction could inhibit their ability to practice their faith and is damaging important religious sites, while environmentalists worry the wall will cause flooding or keep animals from migrating. — CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 Whale watchers, meanwhile, should consider late March, when migrating gray whales travel north along the Oregon Coast toward their summer feeding grounds. — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026 The trees and water provide critical habitat for migrating birds where previously only a dry riverbed and brush awaited them. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026 In addition to nutritional and cultural value, wild rice beds create habitat for fish, filter pollutants and nutrients out of the water, and provide food for migrating birds. — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Will games keep migrating away from traditional TV and toward Big Tech? — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 Hummingbirds are expected to start migrating south in the next few months as temperatures are expected to go down, and most importantly, daylight hours decrease. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
Verb
  • Matt Butler, the founder of the educational advisory firm Butler Method International, worked with an English family that was relocating to New York and toured Harrow New York approximately 18 months ago.
    — Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Shawn and Kiana Morrison founded the restaurant after relocating to Charlotte from New York, CharlotteFive previously reported.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Even though most pilgrims traveling to Lourdes each year come from France — 42%, according to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes — many visitors from Eastern Europe are expected to come and greet Leo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This interest in new talent doesn’t come only from audiences, but it is also shared by the high-profile executives travelling into town for the festival’s highly prestigious industry sidebar, the Zurich Summit.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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