as in relocations
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
More than 100 bird species use the area as a rest stop along the Pacific Flyway during their yearly migrations between Alaska and Mexico.
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Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
One of Maduro’s darkest legacies was the exodus of 8 million Venezuelans during his 13-year rule, one of the largest mass migrations in modern history.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Largely invisible at the time, especially compared with the vast Italian and Jewish migrations a century earlier, these influxes were ultimately just as transformative.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Even mild cases impede monarchs’ ability to fly, and many that are infected fail to complete their long migrations.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
These are the same birds that pass through North Dakota in spectacular migrations every spring and fall.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Decades of migrations, the earth thrumming under their hooves.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Blu+ has already been implemented during eastern monarch migrations to Mexico.
—Olivia Maule, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
With year-round beauty—whale migrations in winter, wildflowers in spring, vineyards in fall—the Surfliner is one of the most relaxing and convenient ways to explore California.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
One of Maduro’s darkest legacies was the exodus of 8 million Venezuelans during his 13-year rule, one of the largest mass migrations in modern history.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Largely invisible at the time, especially compared with the vast Italian and Jewish migrations a century earlier, these influxes were ultimately just as transformative.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Even mild cases impede monarchs’ ability to fly, and many that are infected fail to complete their long migrations.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
These are the same birds that pass through North Dakota in spectacular migrations every spring and fall.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Decades of migrations, the earth thrumming under their hooves.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Blu+ has already been implemented during eastern monarch migrations to Mexico.
—Olivia Maule, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
With year-round beauty—whale migrations in winter, wildflowers in spring, vineyards in fall—the Surfliner is one of the most relaxing and convenient ways to explore California.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Migrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrations. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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