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
Eventually his mother followed, migrating legally to take care of her son.
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Its characters are a small band of migrating reindeer herders.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
In Washington state, dam removals on the Elwha and White Salmon rivers reopened habitat that had been inaccessible for migrating fish for about a century, allowing Chinook, coho, steelhead and lamprey to return.
—Zeb Hogan, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Goan cobras are migrating to new and unsuitable habitats by train.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, sports rights have been migrating to streaming platforms, which are outside the FCC’s oversight.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Its characters are a small band of migrating reindeer herders.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
In Washington state, dam removals on the Elwha and White Salmon rivers reopened habitat that had been inaccessible for migrating fish for about a century, allowing Chinook, coho, steelhead and lamprey to return.
—Zeb Hogan, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Goan cobras are migrating to new and unsuitable habitats by train.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, sports rights have been migrating to streaming platforms, which are outside the FCC’s oversight.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
Verb
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But all that extra work of closing off a building, safely relocating the colony, and sanitizing absolutely everything is worth it to save the bats, right?—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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But many of them might have already found that relocating to some countries, or obtaining a second passport in these places, has become harder over the last couple of years as these have tightened residency and descent rules.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Learning a language, studying abroad, or simply traveling to experience something entirely unfamiliar to you.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Woods' vehicle had been traveling between 84 and 87 mph in an area with a 45 mph speed limit, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said at the time.—
Melissa Gaffney,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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