EMIGRATING Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

emigrating

verb

present participle of emigrate

as in migrating

to leave a country or region to live elsewhere

—often + from My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

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Recent Examples of emigrating That simple, honorable point about the dignity of emigrating remains painfully controversial in Dean’s home country and here. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Cost of living and taxes ranked above political climate as the primary driver—cited by 68% of those open to emigrating, compared to 54% who named politics. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026 The fundraiser said Solomon was born and raised in Ghana, eventually emigrating to the United States, attaining a nursing degree from Samuel Merritt University. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 The Pelago Café’s story began in the region of Emilia‑Romagna, where both Amidei and Hitchmough’s fathers were born — both families emigrating to Highwood, Illinois in the late 1960s, where their daughters Ruthie and Mada were raised. — Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 No one wants to swim in that immense sea that has swallowed so many rafters since Cubans began emigrating after the arrival of Castroism in 1959. — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 Sessen Mengist is an Eritrean-American writer still reeling from the culture and temperature shock of emigrating from East Africa to the suburbs of Minnesota. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026 Nearly 75% of young Bulgarians consider emigrating to other countries, according to a survey. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2025 Now, more Iranians are thinking of emigrating, a software developer said. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025

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Alternative fuel sources saving some money for districts The Council Rock School District in lower Bucks County started migrating to propane back in the 2022-23 school year.

— Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
All the while, the heat coming from the pan is slowly migrating toward the center of the meat, gently cooking it to my goal temperature.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of migrating

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Meyer Riegger opened a Seoul space in collaboration with Galerie Jocelyn Wolff last year, while Gladstone Gallery is doubling in size and relocating to Hannam-dong ahead of the fairs.

— Payal Uttam, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Newsom and his family did briefly live in California's governor's mansion, which was renovated for former Governor Jerry Brown, before ultimately relocating to the Fair Oaks property.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of relocating

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The family moved to Kyiv before school started in the fall, resettling in a block of apartments that had been hastily reserved for families like theirs, edging out others who had been languishing on the housing list.

— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Catholic churches in Angola have played a central role in welcoming and resettling those crossing the 1,560-mile (2,511-kilometer) border between the two nations.

— Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of resettling

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Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.

— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of moving

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Sima Sistani, who led WeightWatchers for close to three years before departing in 2024, is launching Liberation of Flowers, inspired by her Persian roots.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held what was expected to be her final gaggle outside the West Wing on Thursday, her last day on the job before departing the role.

— Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

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