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 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 The Pelago Café’s story began in the region of Emilia‑Romagna, where both Amidei and Hitchmough’s fathers were born — both families emigrating to Highwood, Illinois in the late 1960s, where their daughters Ruthie and Mada were raised. — Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrating
  1. migrating
  2. relocating
  3. resettling
  4. moving
  5. exiting
  6. bailing
  7. departing
Verb
  • From offense to defense The clearest sign that the GOP's cash advantage has stalled, however, is where the money is migrating.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • However, standardizing an algorithm is very different from migrating an enterprise.
    — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of migrating
Verb
  • The family lived in Turner, Maine, before relocating to Buckfield.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The prologue starts in 1986 in Newfoundland with a family relocating, uprooting their lives in the most all-encompassing of ways, taking their entire home — propped up on a barge and steered by a lone motorboat — across a bay.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 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
  • In this moving memoir Levy details the reality of reclaiming autonomy post-divorce.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Hickel also found himself back behind the camera, moving a puppet frame by frame.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of moving
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  • Planning Commission member Karen Sherman pointed out the city ordinance prohibits driveways exiting onto collector streets for safety.
    — Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Katie Zacharia is exiting her job as White House Press Secretary after just five days in the position, according to a person familiar with the situation.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 16 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
  • Leadership at the university turned over last year, with the president, the dean of students and the director of Greek life all departing.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Before departing, the pope stopped to speak to a Ukrainian family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of departing

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