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
Starting September 26, New York City’s most dedicated cinephiles have been migrating up to Alice Tully Hall to celebrate the 63rd New York Film Festival.
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Morgan Baila, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Flowers now bloom weeks before pollinators stir; fruit withers before migrating birds can reach it.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Binoculars swinging from their necks, the group heads across North West Street and traipses through the government campus toward the Statehouse whose southernmost lawns host more habitat for migrating birds.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The dashboard notes that numerous species of warblers are most likely to be migrating at this time.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This amounts to stats and abilities that were once the preserve of Garmin’s top watches gradually migrating down the price classes.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This is when humpback whales are often seen migrating through the waters of the Revillagigedo Islands.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Morgan Baila, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Providence Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Flowers now bloom weeks before pollinators stir; fruit withers before migrating birds can reach it.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
Binoculars swinging from their necks, the group heads across North West Street and traipses through the government campus toward the Statehouse whose southernmost lawns host more habitat for migrating birds.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The dashboard notes that numerous species of warblers are most likely to be migrating at this time.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This amounts to stats and abilities that were once the preserve of Garmin’s top watches gradually migrating down the price classes.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This is when humpback whales are often seen migrating through the waters of the Revillagigedo Islands.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
Verb
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Ebert said that the festival has already been approached by concerned locals who are trying to figure out funding, and relocating elsewhere is still a possibility.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now, the bank is relocating down the road to the Harris Building at 13024 Ballantyne Corporate Place.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Born in Italy and just really blessed with great food all around growing up traveling.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The pair had been inseparable companions, traveling together to races until Coco’s passing.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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