as in to migrate
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from
My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.
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Recent Examples of emigrate
The school in Northwest Austin increasingly has Spanish speakers, students who have emigrated from around the world and bilingual students, Goodman said.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
Reich was one of some 40,000 Germans stripped of their citizenship by the Nazis for emigrating.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 Dec. 2024
Like many Irish before her, Lanigan emigrated for better opportunities in England.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
The desire to emigrate from the U.S. is at an all-time high for many Americans, according to a new poll conducted by Gallup.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
Reich was one of some 40,000 Germans stripped of their citizenship by the Nazis for emigrating.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 Dec. 2024
Like many Irish before her, Lanigan emigrated for better opportunities in England.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
The desire to emigrate from the U.S. is at an all-time high for many Americans, according to a new poll conducted by Gallup.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrate
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The conundrum became an all-consuming stress for Jennifer Escalona, 36, a Venezuelan mother who arrived with her two children in May after escaping an abusive partner in Denver shortly after migrating from Venezuela last year.Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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What's New Around 2.8 million people migrated to the United States between 2023 and 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday, with the number outpacing previous estimates.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Xaver relocated to Sebring, a city of roughly 11,000 residents, in 2018 from the South Bend, Indiana area.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Diaz, a film editor, relocates from Los Angeles to the English countryside, while Winslet, a journalist, heads Stateside for the holidays.Hannah Daly, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Mustafa Al-Hallaj (b. 1938, Salama), for example, resettled in Damascus and later Beirut before returning to the Syrian capital during the 1982 Lebanon War.Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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But under the guise of conservation and modernization, the Tanzanian government is resettling the tribe, destroying their compounds and seizing their cattle—in other words, erasing their traditional way of life.Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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This is a true win-now move and pushes Dallas closer to being legitimate title contenders again this season.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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The vehicles were moving quickly down the straight.Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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But Gardenhire argued that if the amendment is adopted, judges seeking reelection would have no incentive to ever grant defendants bail, causing jails to fill up, and forcing local governments to raise taxes to expand existing jails.Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Chiefs have escaped with a win in several close games and uncanny luck has appeared to bail them out on multiple occasions.Sam Joseph and, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Emigrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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