as in relocation
the act of moving or being moved out of one place and into another
The family spent months planning their migration to a new country.
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Recent Examples of migration
As temperatures rise, hummingbirds begin their migration to the United States, arriving along the Gulf Coast as early as February and gradually spreading across dozens of states.
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Sydney Wingfield, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
In 1994, Homero and Betty Aridjis invited Brooke and me to witness the butterfly’s migration, which is threatened by deforestation.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Further job losses would be a blow to an industry that has been reeling from a steady drumbeat of job cuts fueled by media consolidation, dwindling streaming profits and the migration of film and TV jobs to cheaper states and countries.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Fears over a sustained hike in oil prices, and the possibility of a new wave of unpredictable migration mean that the continent must remain involved.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Sydney Wingfield, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
In 1994, Homero and Betty Aridjis invited Brooke and me to witness the butterfly’s migration, which is threatened by deforestation.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Further job losses would be a blow to an industry that has been reeling from a steady drumbeat of job cuts fueled by media consolidation, dwindling streaming profits and the migration of film and TV jobs to cheaper states and countries.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Fears over a sustained hike in oil prices, and the possibility of a new wave of unpredictable migration mean that the continent must remain involved.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migration
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Others learned of the relocation through social media or from other patients, said attorney Benjamin Ikuta, who is representing the couples.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The fire department said in a statement that the American Red Cross was on scene to provide relocation assistance and support to impacted residents.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Fullerton resident Roya Saberzadeh tells a frustrating tale of her emigration to the United States from her native Tehran in 1989.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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Instead, many of them came to see their new and unexpected troubles as the result of the mass emigration of Eastern European Jews which was just getting under way.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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