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
  • Yemeni government forces and their allies are relocating south along the Red Sea coast to Dhubab on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, across from Perim Island, according to government military sources.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Nearly 30 years after a million starving aliens were stranded near Johannesburg, a bureaucrat tasked with forcibly relocating them is exposed to an alien chemical and starts to experience changes.
    Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • People traveling with family (or a lot of luggage) will appreciate the generous wardrobe and shelf space, with enough room to store your suitcases and keep the room uncluttered.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • However, the Daily Mail reported that on Monday a truck carrying copies was travelling between a printing plant and a warehouse in the Netherlands when it was intercepted while parked in a lay-by, with four copies of the book mysteriously stolen.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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