migration

noun

Definition of migrationnext
as in relocation
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 migration Families can spend the day together without turning every transition into a migration across acres of festival traffic. — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 One of the unknown ghost ancestors described in the new study likely interbred with humans in Africa before the migration event. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 During the migration, Lights Out Colorado — a program supported by Dark Sky Colorado and the Denver Audubon — asks residents to take simple actions to help protect the birds traveling at night. — The Summit Daily, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026 That’s where Miami’s billionaire migration becomes an economic development story rather than simply a luxury-real estate story. — Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for migration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migration
  1. relocation
  2. emigration
Noun
  • The relocation effort gained urgency after Marineland warned officials that it could be forced to euthanize the mammals if the export permits were not quickly approved.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • City assistance Meanwhile, Asia Jones, a spokesperson for the city, said the city has offered relocation assistance to residents with help from community organizations and the property’s new owner.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of relocation
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  • As Mikhail Gorbachev became Soviet premier and promised new openness with a policy of glasnost, a slow thaw would begin toward free speech, human rights, the release of political dissidents and relaxed restrictions on emigration.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But also multi-country emigration tales, as in Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of emigration

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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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