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
By mid-February, raptors, including hawks and eagles, begin migrating north.
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Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Native plants, like the red buckeye, provide essential food sources for migrating wildlife such as hummingbirds.
—Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
In a typical spring, migrating geese lay eggs in the Hoffs’ backyard and flocks of small grey-and-white birds fill the air.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Standout stops on the Creole Nature Trail include the Peveto Woods Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary, a 40-acre sanctuary that welcomes around two million birds each year along with migrating Monarch butterflies.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Keila Vilchez, a Venezuelan journalist writing for Cúcuta’s main paper, La Opinión, told me that those people weren’t migrating so much as fleeing.
—Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Everything was migrating towards these brand-new, really sexy outdoor shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row, and The Streets of Brentwood.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Mexican long-nosed bats are migrating farther north than ever, expanding into Arizona and New Mexico as drought depletes agave supplies in their traditional habitat.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
All of this ensures that game viewing happens year-round, not just when migrating wildebeest arrive in search of fresh grazing.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
Native plants, like the red buckeye, provide essential food sources for migrating wildlife such as hummingbirds.
—Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
In a typical spring, migrating geese lay eggs in the Hoffs’ backyard and flocks of small grey-and-white birds fill the air.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Standout stops on the Creole Nature Trail include the Peveto Woods Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary, a 40-acre sanctuary that welcomes around two million birds each year along with migrating Monarch butterflies.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Keila Vilchez, a Venezuelan journalist writing for Cúcuta’s main paper, La Opinión, told me that those people weren’t migrating so much as fleeing.
—Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
Everything was migrating towards these brand-new, really sexy outdoor shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row, and The Streets of Brentwood.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Mexican long-nosed bats are migrating farther north than ever, expanding into Arizona and New Mexico as drought depletes agave supplies in their traditional habitat.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
All of this ensures that game viewing happens year-round, not just when migrating wildebeest arrive in search of fresh grazing.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
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Prison staff at the Norco facility have been in the process of relocating or finding new jobs since the administration moved to close CRC in August.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Gee, 35, who grew up in West Bloomfield and graduated from the University of Michigan, plans to move into the mansion while relocating his artificial intelligence and robotics company, Engage, from Austin, Texas, to Detroit.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This is a great pick for springtime strolls, when meeting up with a friend for a walk means traveling light.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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Wingo added that the Owls were a traveling team that played a championship game in Portland, Oregon.—
Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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