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migrate

verb

Definition of migrate

as in to relocate

to move from one place to another Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.

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Recent Examples of migrate While Burke learned parkour at a local gym, his social life migrated online. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 These fish are anadromous, migrating through coastal ocean waters before entering brackish and freshwater rivers to spawn. — Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 China’s ancient tradition requiring a month of special postpartum care is evolving into an upscale, spalike experience – and slowly migrating to the West. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026 The Tulu people have also migrated to several countries over the years, and their diaspora constitutes a large portion of their population. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for migrate

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relocate

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Later that year, after Meghan and Harry stepped back from their royal roles and relocated to California, they were spotted on a double date at Lucky’s Steakhouse in Montecito with McPhee and Foster.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
In 1997, the Moersch family purchased and relocated an Amish round barn from the cornfields of Indiana and rebuilt the structure, which eventually was unveiled as Round Barn Winery.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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