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
In a subsequent set of email exchanges on April 4, Kent offered suggestions to replace language in the memorandum about TDA migration trends, arguing that policies under the Biden administration were a key influencing factor.
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Olivia Victoria Gazis, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Lueck said Blaze and Pepper’s migration story is epic.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
What To Know The U.S. is experiencing a surge in interest from wealthy individuals, largely driven by programs such as the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, according to the global investment migration firm Henley & Partners.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The marine sanctuary is trying to create auto-detection buoys that can sit along right whales’ migration paths and automatically send spotting alerts.
—Nate Iglehart, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
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Olivia Victoria Gazis, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Lueck said Blaze and Pepper’s migration story is epic.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
What To Know The U.S. is experiencing a surge in interest from wealthy individuals, largely driven by programs such as the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, according to the global investment migration firm Henley & Partners.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The marine sanctuary is trying to create auto-detection buoys that can sit along right whales’ migration paths and automatically send spotting alerts.
—Nate Iglehart, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migration
emigration
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And as the emigration rate goes up, the CEBR’s report says the Treasury would incur higher losses.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Where another filmmaker might have framed Cheung’s emigration as a selfless act, Tsang — whose probing direction creates a rich and detailed reality from the day-to-day business of life at the parlor — recognizes that righteousness is a luxury that desperation can’t afford.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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