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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The report, conducted by financial technology company SmartAsset, analyzed the migration trends of people between the ages of 25 and 44 in 2023, ranking cities by the percentage of their populations made up of new millennial residents.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
What does the migration to the cannabis workforce mean to the industry overall?
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Of special concern is outward domestic migration and the growing reluctance of U.S. residents to move here because of the high cost of living.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Wild birds that make the twice-a-year migration are considered a risk because they can be infected and show no signs of illness.
—Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
What does the migration to the cannabis workforce mean to the industry overall?
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Of special concern is outward domestic migration and the growing reluctance of U.S. residents to move here because of the high cost of living.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Wild birds that make the twice-a-year migration are considered a risk because they can be infected and show no signs of illness.
—Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for migration
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“Migration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migration. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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