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
Google’s announcement and other company communications have also signaled a new priority on migrating to quantum-safe authentication schemes, lest adversaries use quantum computers in real-time attacks like the one Google demonstrated.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
The Sepulveda Basin, at the intersection of the San Diego (405) and Ventura (101) freeways, is a rest area for thousands of birds migrating up and down the state and onto Mexico and Latin America at times.
—Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Tehranian urged users to start the process of migrating off the platform.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The New World screwworm — which is actually a fly — is migrating north from South America.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The neighborhood, just one mile southeast of downtown, began when Black people began migrating to the area in the 1910s.
—Samuel O’Neal 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
Located in the wetlands of the San Francisco Bay, the 376-acre Ravenswood preserve is home to wildlife including migrating shorebirds such as dowitchers, American avocets and terns.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
In addition to its iconic role in helping define Salt Lake City, the lake is a popular recreation destination and a critical wildlife habitat for migrating birds.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
But the most important sighting of the mythical Stravinskian fowl might be the revival of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s 1982 version, migrating back to New York for the first time in more than twenty years.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
The Sepulveda Basin, at the intersection of the San Diego (405) and Ventura (101) freeways, is a rest area for thousands of birds migrating up and down the state and onto Mexico and Latin America at times.
—Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Tehranian urged users to start the process of migrating off the platform.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The New World screwworm — which is actually a fly — is migrating north from South America.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The neighborhood, just one mile southeast of downtown, began when Black people began migrating to the area in the 1910s.
—Samuel O’Neal 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
Located in the wetlands of the San Francisco Bay, the 376-acre Ravenswood preserve is home to wildlife including migrating shorebirds such as dowitchers, American avocets and terns.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
In addition to its iconic role in helping define Salt Lake City, the lake is a popular recreation destination and a critical wildlife habitat for migrating birds.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
But the most important sighting of the mythical Stravinskian fowl might be the revival of Dance Theatre of Harlem’s 1982 version, migrating back to New York for the first time in more than twenty years.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
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Across youth sports, affluent families are making enormous financial and logistical bets on their children’s athletic futures—relocating across state lines, buying second homes near top-tier academies, and spending well into six figures annually on tuition, private coaching, travel, and club teams.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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He was granted Peruvian citizenship in 2015 after relocating there as a missionary in 1985.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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If the bill passes, anyone who wants to ride an e-bike or e-moto capable of traveling over 28 mph would be required to have a driver’s license, title, registration and insurance.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Soleimanpour wrote the play while he was forbidden from travelling outside Iran.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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