migrate
verb (used without object)
to go from one country, region, or place to another.
are migrating
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present progressiveof migrate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Costs are migrating from ratepayers toward the companies using the power.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
You point out that narratives on TV can have some benefits, but now people are migrating to even shorter videos on TikTok and Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
He said it could be used when whales are migrating with their calves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
You’re right, H5N1 is increasing because the birds are migrating.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
These survivors are migrating across the desolated steppe, pursued by an unspeakable evil which exhausts and bewilders them.
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Fitzwater Wray
