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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 migrations
These connections raise the possibility that people were following camels across the desert on winter migrations, says archaeologist and study co-author Ceri Shipton, who was excavating the site, known as Jebel Misma, when his team spotted a spectacular caravan of camel carvings on May 14, 2023.
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Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
In fact, the 150-mile trek of large groups of pronghorns is one of the longest land migrations on the continent.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Pocket parks, native plants and urban forests provide just enough habitat that birds, especially during spring and fall migrations, will forage for food downtown and sing their songs to the morning commuters.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The ranch also lies directly on the path of one of the largest mule deer and antelope migrations in the Lower 48, drawing hunters each year, and when snow covers the valley, the focus shifts to winter activities—snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and even ice skating on the pond.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
The tech migrations forced us to rebuild infrastructure, but also gave us permission to reimagine how a larger organization could still feel unmistakably like us.
—James Manto, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Of course, some organizations have already abandoned VMware or are plotting partial or total migrations.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
There are too many other factors influencing migrations, experts say, including weather conditions from year to year and large-scale changes to breeding and nesting habitats.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Mar. 2025
Wild birds, particularly waterfowl, carry the deadly disease, spreading it primarily during their spring and fall migrations.
—Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
In fact, the 150-mile trek of large groups of pronghorns is one of the longest land migrations on the continent.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Pocket parks, native plants and urban forests provide just enough habitat that birds, especially during spring and fall migrations, will forage for food downtown and sing their songs to the morning commuters.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The ranch also lies directly on the path of one of the largest mule deer and antelope migrations in the Lower 48, drawing hunters each year, and when snow covers the valley, the focus shifts to winter activities—snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and even ice skating on the pond.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
The tech migrations forced us to rebuild infrastructure, but also gave us permission to reimagine how a larger organization could still feel unmistakably like us.
—James Manto, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Of course, some organizations have already abandoned VMware or are plotting partial or total migrations.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
There are too many other factors influencing migrations, experts say, including weather conditions from year to year and large-scale changes to breeding and nesting habitats.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Mar. 2025
Wild birds, particularly waterfowl, carry the deadly disease, spreading it primarily during their spring and fall migrations.
—Donnelle Eller, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Migrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrations. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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