emigrated

verb

past tense of emigrate
as in migrated
to leave a country or region to live elsewhere
—often + from My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

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Recent Examples of emigrated Lead actor Jessy Davita, whose own grandfather emigrated from China, expressed deep pride in presenting the film publicly. — Marcus Lim, Variety, 18 June 2026 Juan Suarez Escobar, who was born in Venezuela, had emigrated from Colombia with his family in 2016. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans have emigrated to Spain in recent years, as the United States has become less welcoming. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 In 1981, the Bos family emigrated from the Netherlands to Alberta. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Costco’s Jim Sinegal was the son of Canadian immigrants whose own family had emigrated from Romania. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 July 2026 Bajraktarevic’s parents are from Bosnia, left for Switzerland after losing relatives in the war, and then emigrated to the United States in 2001. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 The first Strong ancestor emigrated from England to New England in 1635, according to The Washington Post. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 By Ellie Krieger For The Washington Post When sisters Reyna and Maritza Vazquez emigrated from Mexico to Austin as teenagers, their first encounter with what was labeled Tex-Mex or Mexican food confused them. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrated
  1. migrated
  2. relocated
  3. resettled
  4. moved
  5. departed
  6. bailed
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  • In March, GameStop reported a 14% revenue drop in its most recent fourth quarter as consumers migrated to digital downloads for games.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The whole group eventually migrated downstairs to Sub-Mission, the restaurant's lounge.
    — Alyssa Shelasky, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
Definition of migrated
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  • However, Archie has remained largely out of the public eye since Meghan and Harry stepped back from their royal roles in 2020 and relocated to California.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • By the late 19th century, the company relocated major operations to South Milwaukee, where a sprawling factory complex allowed engineers and machinists to push the limits of what these machines could do.
    — Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of relocated
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  • Captain Alphonso Davies, Canada’s best player, was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana before being resettled in Edmonton, becoming a citizen in 2017.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • Since its founding nearly 44 years ago, RefugeeOne has resettled more than 22,000 refugees from all the major world crises to the Chicagoland area, according to communications director Sally Schulze.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of resettled
Verb
  • Kaskaskia’s dwindling number of citizens moved inland, to the center of the island.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.
    — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • The Netherlands team departed Kansas City early Wednesday, after losing their Round of 32 match, and Algeria officially left Lawrence, even though the team has yet to play its knockout match.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Barcelona views Alvarez as their primary target to fill the void left by Robert Lewandowski, who recently departed for Chicago Fire.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of departed
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  • Nissan’s deepest crisis yet Nissan, founded in 1933, is emerging from its lowest point since at least 1999, when French carmaker Renault bailed it out, and perhaps at any point in its 92-year-long history.
    — Andrew Staples, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • But his former Milan team-mate, Mike Maignan, bailed him out with a trademark stop.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of bailed

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