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 Syrian-Armenian artist, who was born in Qamishli and is based in New York, is known for exploring themes of memory, migration and the loss of cultural heritage.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
An Updown girl buried with adornments befitting the seventh-century Anglo-Saxon elite had a sub-Saharan African grandparent, and the Slavicization of Eurasia was the result of east-to-west migration rather than of top-down imposition by Slavic elites.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Governments across Europe are also responding to the threat of the far right by making life harder for regular migration—from Germany’s tightening of migration rules to Sweden’s tightening of residency ones.
—Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
An Updown girl buried with adornments befitting the seventh-century Anglo-Saxon elite had a sub-Saharan African grandparent, and the Slavicization of Eurasia was the result of east-to-west migration rather than of top-down imposition by Slavic elites.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Governments across Europe are also responding to the threat of the far right by making life harder for regular migration—from Germany’s tightening of migration rules to Sweden’s tightening of residency ones.
—Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migration
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An increase in world premieres, international guests and side events, along with the relocation to the more accessible and atmospheric Hibiya-Ginza-Yurakucho districts, are helping to boost the festival’s profile and clout.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Our lives were ones of constant relocation.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The country continues to grapple with hyperinflation, shortages, and mass emigration, with over seven million Venezuelans fleeing abroad.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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An analysis conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, or FRA, also concluded last year that more than half of respondents had either emigrated or considered emigration in the five years prior to the survey.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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