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migrate

verb

Definition of migrate

as in to relocate

to move from one place to another Every fall, hundreds of college students migrate to this town.

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Recent Examples of migrate Tom Ford and Lab Series were the first brands to migrate to Shopify, while MAC most recently transitioned this summer. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The insects started to migrate from higher elevations to coniferous forests, but a historic 2013 rainstorm stopped their advance. — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Shallwani’s father migrated from Karachi to the US in 1971, part of a wave of Pakistanis that began to arrive in the United States in increasing numbers by the 1970s. — Maryam Jillani, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 As power migrates from the head coach’s office, universities must relocate it —to the president, elsewhere in the athletics department, or the board. — Chris Park, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for migrate

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relocate

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Somewhere down the line, Sheridan relocated and retitled the show to Frisco.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
The new creative director will make their debut in London, where the house relocated its shows for SS27.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

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