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
Lubin had visions of entire economies migrating onto the chain—stablecoins supporting fragile Third World currencies, open-source finance replacing the opacity of legacy banking.
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Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Among California’s most upscale neighborhoods, a subtle reshuffling has taken place in recent decades, with the highest home values migrating from Northern California to Southern California.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
This bar creates a distinct gravitational phenomenon known as the corotation barrier that prevents inner galaxy stars from migrating to the outskirts.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
Years later, starting in 2020, Apple also began migrating from x86 to Arm with its MacBooks.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
One is audiences migrating to platforms that better serve them.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
This is a signal that fertility care is migrating toward access models that didn’t exist even recently and that the pressure to solve the cost problem is now coming from places no one expected.
—Allison Palmer
march 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
Ten years ago, Shirley Powers was having some pain in her neck migrating down one arm.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Among California’s most upscale neighborhoods, a subtle reshuffling has taken place in recent decades, with the highest home values migrating from Northern California to Southern California.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
This bar creates a distinct gravitational phenomenon known as the corotation barrier that prevents inner galaxy stars from migrating to the outskirts.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
Years later, starting in 2020, Apple also began migrating from x86 to Arm with its MacBooks.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
One is audiences migrating to platforms that better serve them.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
This is a signal that fertility care is migrating toward access models that didn’t exist even recently and that the pressure to solve the cost problem is now coming from places no one expected.
—Allison Palmer
march 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
Ten years ago, Shirley Powers was having some pain in her neck migrating down one arm.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
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Dallas City Council member Chad West, a key voice pushing for a review that could lead to relocating City Hall, defended the unannounced tours of potential relocation sites as key to evaluating the city’s options.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The administrator who spoke to the Southern California News Group regretted not relocating sooner and planned to move away as soon as possible.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For the past four weeks, as crews have worked to connect the new Portal North Bridge to the rail line, service has been traveling along just one track of the old bridge in both directions.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
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There were kids from legitimate moshpit organizations just traveling around, controlling the way the crowd reacted.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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