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
Watch for migrating songbirds among the burgundy red fall foliage.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
It’s also known for its birdlife, with meadowlarks, bobolinks, and migrating cranes using the prairie as seasonal habitat.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
The survey also found that 48% of organizations are migrating from Google Drive and Gmail, highlighting the cross-platform complexity many teams face.
—Benjamin Niaulin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
After graduating, Dudek spent nearly a decade working for tech companies that contracted with the federal government on modernization projects, before migrating to several jobs within federal agencies themselves.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Archival clips show thousands of Jews persecuted in Germany have begun migrating to Palestine.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
But for some species, migrating to another location is an impossible task.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Ojibwe started migrating to the upper Great Lakes region from the East Coast about 1,500 years ago.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Fall brings migrating humpback whales offshore, and the monarch butterflies return to the eucalyptus groves each late fall through.
—Pismo Beach Conference, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
It’s also known for its birdlife, with meadowlarks, bobolinks, and migrating cranes using the prairie as seasonal habitat.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
The survey also found that 48% of organizations are migrating from Google Drive and Gmail, highlighting the cross-platform complexity many teams face.
—Benjamin Niaulin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
After graduating, Dudek spent nearly a decade working for tech companies that contracted with the federal government on modernization projects, before migrating to several jobs within federal agencies themselves.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Archival clips show thousands of Jews persecuted in Germany have begun migrating to Palestine.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
But for some species, migrating to another location is an impossible task.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Ojibwe started migrating to the upper Great Lakes region from the East Coast about 1,500 years ago.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Fall brings migrating humpback whales offshore, and the monarch butterflies return to the eucalyptus groves each late fall through.
—Pismo Beach Conference, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrating
Verb
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For Black Americans relocating to countries within the Black diaspora, cultural and mindset shifts can be both surprising and necessary.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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The site will also be home to a Hen House, which is relocating from its aging, nearby spot at 6950 Mission Road.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The formula gets bonus points for not feeling sticky, not traveling or feathering, and smoothing out lip lines for a plump, pouty effect.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Recently, when her daughter was traveling to London for work, Graves still got up to see her off.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Migrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrating. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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