migrate
verb (used without object)
to go from one country, region, or place to another.
has been migrating
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present perfect progressiveof migrate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The moth species has been migrating steadily northwards through Europe from their traditional home in the Mediterranean as the continent's climate warms.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023
Also, noise-related problems are not widespread in the industry, which has been migrating to more efficient and quieter cooling systems as part of an overall push to be eco-friendly.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
It helps explain why published content has been migrating to digital aggregators like Facebook.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2021
For its part, Boeing has argued the contract is necessary for the 777X to work financially because its main rival, , has been migrating manufacturing work to lower-cost locales such as China and Alabama.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 12, 2013
Local media has been migrating to the web over the last five years as their original products decline.
From Forbes ● Nov. 26, 2012
