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
The response to the Black migration into Chicago from the South was vicious.
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The second phase, scheduled for February 2027, will collect data on demographics, salary, education, migration, and fertility.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
More than a century on from the world Steinbeck documented, the migrations continue.
—Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
PCmover Professional focuses on migration.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The second phase, scheduled for February 2027, will collect data on demographics, salary, education, migration, and fertility.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
More than a century on from the world Steinbeck documented, the migrations continue.
—Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
PCmover Professional focuses on migration.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migration
Noun
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The Education Department’s relocation to another office space in Washington is planned for August.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The oil industry amounts to a vast program of oil relocation and transformation.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Demographers say Cuba is undergoing one of the world’s fastest population declines — a 25% drop in just four years — as birth rates fall and emigration soars.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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But the administrative arrangements were ambiguous about the precise powers of the governors and the emigration commissioners and encouraged severe factional bickering.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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