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
Winter also brings two important migrations in Santa Barbara.
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
More than 1% of Americans headed west in one of the largest voluntary mass migrations in human history.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Annual migrations cause adult humpback whales to lose twelve tons of blubber.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Every night after dusk, one of the world’s largest migrations begins, as deep sea creatures rise to the surface to feed.
—New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
It has also been used derogatorily to mock immigrant culture in Lima, particularly during the mass migrations of Indigenous Andean people to the city in the 20th century.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Studies have already shown that pollination and plant growth cycles would be disrupted by the amount of light that Reflect Orbital satellites would produce, in addition to the disruptions of bird migrations and the behaviors of animals under both laboratory and wild conditions.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
Winter may draw visitors hoping to witness one of the country’s most heartwarming migrations, but there are plenty of reasons to visit the park in the spring, summer, and fall.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
But in previous work, scientists analyzing the DNA found in bat poop had been surprised to find evidence of greater noctules feasting on songbirds—which are much larger than insects—during spring and fall migrations, when birds are active at night instead of during the day.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
More than 1% of Americans headed west in one of the largest voluntary mass migrations in human history.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Annual migrations cause adult humpback whales to lose twelve tons of blubber.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Every night after dusk, one of the world’s largest migrations begins, as deep sea creatures rise to the surface to feed.
—New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
It has also been used derogatorily to mock immigrant culture in Lima, particularly during the mass migrations of Indigenous Andean people to the city in the 20th century.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Studies have already shown that pollination and plant growth cycles would be disrupted by the amount of light that Reflect Orbital satellites would produce, in addition to the disruptions of bird migrations and the behaviors of animals under both laboratory and wild conditions.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
Winter may draw visitors hoping to witness one of the country’s most heartwarming migrations, but there are plenty of reasons to visit the park in the spring, summer, and fall.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
But in previous work, scientists analyzing the DNA found in bat poop had been surprised to find evidence of greater noctules feasting on songbirds—which are much larger than insects—during spring and fall migrations, when birds are active at night instead of during the day.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Migrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrations. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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