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 At the time, Kundassery was a high-school debater in Fremont, California, where his parents had moved after emigrating from India on H1-B visas. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 Soon after emigrating from Guatemala at the age of 10, Aguilar saw the importance of up-to-date news during the aftermath of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 But emigrating or going to a big city, if everyone does that, then the area doesn’t have a chance to regenerate. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The digital content marketer, who describes himself as a pacifist, says this was his second attempt at emigrating. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Some emigres seek to avoid military service The digital content marketer who left says this was his second attempt at emigrating. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 But by rooting her tale in Maya’s family ties, the writer-director explores the complicity of well-to-do South Asian diasporas, and the foundations that afford them the luxury of emigrating in the first place. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 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

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Verb

Satellites look back at Earth, studying its changing landforms, migrating wildlife, diminishing glaciers and natural disasters.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Instead, look for a lip liner that glides on smoothly but has enough grip to keep color from migrating beyond the lip line.

— Sheryl George, Allure, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of migrating

Verb

The newspaper operated out of a complex of commercial buildings at the corner of East 18th Street and Woodland Avenue, right in the heart of the historic 18th & Vine District, before relocating in 2021.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
The canal authority has said that relocating the remains will be coordinated in advance with family members, with respect for religious beliefs, cultural sensitivities and emotional ties.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of relocating

Verb

The family was among the victims of a scam targeting Haitians before resettling in Springfield.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of resettling

Verb

The Sun enters your 6th House, beginning a month focused on routines, responsibilities, health, work, and the systems that keep everything moving.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Position for the companies that are moving from cost cutting into building.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of moving

Verb

To be sure, the exiting attorneys were motivated to depart by a range of reasons.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Travelers headed to the Napa Valley or Sonoma County coast can make a fairly easy diversion by exiting Interstate 80 about 6 miles north of Highway 37.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of exiting

Verb

But Abby worries about losing the trust of her preteen son Denny (Christopher Woodley) by bailing on his dad at such a strategic time.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Prices are rising for those items, and some investors are bailing on Mag-7 stocks in favor of the companies that supply them.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of bailing

Verb

Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Paramount+ head of originals Jane Wiseman is departing the streamer as the post-merger combination of it and HBO Max takes shape.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

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