migrating

verb

present participle of migrate
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 From offense to defense The clearest sign that the GOP's cash advantage has stalled, however, is where the money is migrating. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 However, standardizing an algorithm is very different from migrating an enterprise. — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Declining horseshoe crab populations in Delaware Bay have reduced food availability for migrating red knots, contributing to lower survival. — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 Just as infinite intelligence guides migrating birds, divine Mind purposefully guides us, too. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026 Washes, serums and moisturizers formulated for the vulva are migrating from drugstore back shelves to TikTok Shop, Target endcaps and premium beauty counters, backed by a market that has grown too large for retailers and investors to treat as niche. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026 The lawsuits filed on behalf of siblings allege Gopher Resource in Eagan, Minnesota, failed to prevent lead from migrating off its property, harming kids of workers. — Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Casting apps from your phone, migrating a task from your phone to your laptop with a single click, accessing your phone files on your laptop, and getting your phone notifications on your laptop all work well. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 The biggest challenge will likely be educating viewers that the Emmys are no longer on broadcast, and migrating an audience to Prime Video. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
  1. relocating
  2. traveling
Verb
  • The family lived in Turner, Maine, before relocating to Buckfield.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The prologue starts in 1986 in Newfoundland with a family relocating, uprooting their lives in the most all-encompassing of ways, taking their entire home — propped up on a barge and steered by a lone motorboat — across a bay.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of relocating
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  • The festival also reflected the growing importance of music tourism, with international audiences increasingly traveling for experiences that combine music, culture and destination.
    — Peony Hirwani, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Maya runs away from her pain by traveling the world, first to Portugal and then to London and Japan, but an unexpected romance forces her to confront her past and realize that there may be more than one love of her life.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of traveling

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“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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