emigrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of emigrate
as in migrates
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrates
  1. migrates
  2. relocates
  3. departs
  4. exits
  5. moves
Verb
  • Experts have long said Southern California’s sand predominantly migrates south; however, a closer look shows that slow summer swells and other seasonal conditions sometimes push smaller amounts of sediment north.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • When a layer is overfunded, value migrates to whoever touches the customer, because everyone else is bidding against nine clones for the same integration.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrates
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  • Potential new home states have presumably offered significant incentives if Paramount relocates.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Moving compute to orbit relocates the physical limit rather than removing it, and the limit lands next on memory.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of relocates
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  • The trail departs from Scorpion Harbor on Santa Cruz Island and climbs about 800 feet in total, providing panoramic vistas of the Pacific along the way.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Still, United might supplement that area of the team if Zirkzee departs.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of departs
Verb
  • Good Good Golf apologizes for the ‘worst ad known to man’ and exits being a PGA Tour event sponsor.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The new data from Zeki suggests the public exits are part of a broader reversal.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exits
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  • Areas farther east could see greater impacts if the center moves toward the Sabine Pass area, as some forecast guidance currently suggests.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In training camp, Steward worked at nickel and at safety, but the personnel moves around the secondary have factored him out.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of moves
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“Emigrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrates. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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