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
Tennessee is experiencing sustained interest from potential new residents, ranking third in net migration interest.
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Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Shunsuke Tanabe, a sociology professor at Waseda University in Tokyo, said many of the negative beliefs around migration – such as the idea of rising crime – stem from falsehoods and misleading claims from the campaign trail.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Thomas Mather, an entomologist at the University of Rhode Island who researches ticks, attributed the trend to the migration of ticks to more heavily populated areas.
—Shreya Srinivasan, NBC news, 17 July 2025
Additional research is needed; however, climate change affects all bird migration.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
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Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Shunsuke Tanabe, a sociology professor at Waseda University in Tokyo, said many of the negative beliefs around migration – such as the idea of rising crime – stem from falsehoods and misleading claims from the campaign trail.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Thomas Mather, an entomologist at the University of Rhode Island who researches ticks, attributed the trend to the migration of ticks to more heavily populated areas.
—Shreya Srinivasan, NBC news, 17 July 2025
Additional research is needed; however, climate change affects all bird migration.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migration
emigration
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In the 1970s, President Marcos attempted to stimulate the economy through emigration, beginning with waves of Filipino men sent to work on oil rigs in the Middle East.—
Hung Duong,
Artforum,
18 June 2025
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Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have eagerly supported the emigration plan, despite no country publicly expressing any willingness to take part.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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