migration
noun
mi·gra·tion
mī-ˈgrā-shən 
: the act, process, or an instance of migrating
watched the migration of the birds overhead
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An array of bird species still make the lake a regular stop on the Pacific Flyway migration route, but the number of fish-eating birds has declined.
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
The site supports our understanding of mammoth population migration and demonstrates the extensive knowledge early ancestors possessed about these animals, as evidenced by their successful hunting, the press release concludes.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2025
One study from the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that extreme weather is contributing to migration into the United States through the southern border—with more migrants from agricultural regions in Mexico settling in the United States following extreme drought.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Key themes from this year's winning selection range from politics, and gender, and migration, to conflict, and the climate crisis.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
The site supports our understanding of mammoth population migration and demonstrates the extensive knowledge early ancestors possessed about these animals, as evidenced by their successful hunting, the press release concludes.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2025
One study from the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that extreme weather is contributing to migration into the United States through the southern border—with more migrants from agricultural regions in Mexico settling in the United States following extreme drought.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Key themes from this year's winning selection range from politics, and gender, and migration, to conflict, and the climate crisis.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for migration
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migration
noun
mi·gra·tion
mī-ˈgrā-shən
: the act, process, or an instance of migrating
migration of larval nematodes to the lungs
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