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Pahlavi enjoys a high level of esteem and popularity with Iranian expats living outside their homeland since the revolution.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
But expats currently living in Portugal tend to enjoy relatively affordable housing and healthcare, a mild climate and low crime rates, according to International Living, which recently ranked Portugal as the second-best place to retire on its Annual Global Retirement Index.
—Michael Bartiromo, The Hill, 14 June 2025
With summer approaching, flights to Lebanon are already packed with expats and locals from countries that overturned their travel bans, and hotels say bookings have been brisk.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
For Mexican expats living in the States, El Tri games have a far wider and more visceral patriotic appeal, the kind that Americans associate more with the Olympics and men’s and women’s World Cup.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
But expats currently living in Portugal tend to enjoy relatively affordable housing and healthcare, a mild climate and low crime rates, according to International Living, which recently ranked Portugal as the second-best place to retire on its Annual Global Retirement Index.
—Michael Bartiromo, The Hill, 14 June 2025
With summer approaching, flights to Lebanon are already packed with expats and locals from countries that overturned their travel bans, and hotels say bookings have been brisk.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
For Mexican expats living in the States, El Tri games have a far wider and more visceral patriotic appeal, the kind that Americans associate more with the Olympics and men’s and women’s World Cup.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expat
refugee
Noun
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In March, the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy announced the cancellation of a $230,000 contract for refugee resettlement, placing critical programs in jeopardy.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers
July 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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In Gaza, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Mozambique, in the blink of an eye, midwives, shrinks, programs for survivors and essential services in refugee camps were gone.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
8 July 2025
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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expat. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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