migrating

present participle of migrate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of migrating Moreover, integrated services like iCloud and proprietary accessories create substantial switching costs, deterring users from migrating to Android. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Bozovic sees it as part of a larger trend of wealthy people migrating to South Florida — bringing their money and business with them. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 That suggests the second theory may be correct, and the planet was likely at a safer distance for more than a billion years before migrating inward. Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 1 July 2026 But today, production is migrating rapidly to countries like India and Vietnam. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 June 2026 Meanwhile, in Europe, data centers are migrating to areas like the Iberian Peninsula, where temperatures are also rising. April Roach, CNBC, 29 June 2026 Your best chance of spotting a whooping crane is along the Texas coast, where the world’s only self-sustaining wild population returns each winter after migrating from Canada. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026 Jupiter and Saturn, especially, began migrating inwards and then out again. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 June 2026 All my grandparents were sharecroppers in Mississippi before migrating to Gary in the late 1920s. Lori Latham, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
Verb
  • Still others tend the fleet already in orbit, refueling, relocating, and extending the life of satellites, and clearing the debris that crowded orbits leave behind.
    Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • In other environment news Federal officials are rounding up and relocating 450 wild horses in the Inyo National Forest, near Mono Lake.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • When not working, Carson enjoys playing chess, traveling, and cheering on the men's and women's basketball teams at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut.
    The Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2026
  • Every year, a group of 50 boys must complete the titular Long Walk, traveling at 3mph or faster until only one remains.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

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“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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