defected

verb

past tense of defect
as in emigrated

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  1. emigrated
  2. toured
  3. journeyed
Verb
  • O'Connor's great-grandparents emigrated from Italy and settled in New Jersey.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Her maternal grandmother emigrated from the southern Campania region as a child, and married a Lazio man in Syracuse, New York.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of emigrated
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  • Batiste toured with Prince, appeared on records by mgk, Young Bae and Lana Del Rey and has both recorded and played live many times with Lenny Kravitz, to name a few.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In 2025, Young and the Chrome Hearts toured all across Europe and North America.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of toured
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  • After a brief rest, Dyer journeyed atop Mosquito Pass, towering over 13,000 feet in elevation, on to Oro City (now Leadville).
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
  • The Tartan Army of 2026 has journeyed to America with similar enthusiasm, and unrealistic expectations have been loaded upon the shoulders of McTominay.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
Definition of journeyed
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