as in to exile
to force to leave a country
members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well
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as in immigrant
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Recent Examples of expatriate
Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
With her crude French and slightly out-of-place mannerisms, Patricia is the young, beautiful American expatriate drawn to this wannabe gangster who idolizes Humphrey Bogart and yet seems so quintessentially French.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Some white religious groups believed these individuals could never be truly free in a segregated society, prompting them to support a movement for expatriating free Black people.
—Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Emily J. Orlando
october 1, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2025
While the government does not publish official figures on expatriate numbers in Kenya, the latest available Central Bank data suggests their growing presence as expatriates wired out a record $671 million to their home countries in 2023, up 24% from the previous year.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The recent census did not include expatriates but the decision is believed to affect millions of eligible voters living outside Iraq.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
With her crude French and slightly out-of-place mannerisms, Patricia is the young, beautiful American expatriate drawn to this wannabe gangster who idolizes Humphrey Bogart and yet seems so quintessentially French.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
He was born in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa to expatriate Indian parents, who were both educators, and grew up there as the country was ruled by Emperor Haile Selassie.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Some white religious groups believed these individuals could never be truly free in a segregated society, prompting them to support a movement for expatriating free Black people.
—Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Siddall was model, muse, pupil, collaborator, lover, and, for her last two years, wife to Rossetti, the son of an expatriate Dante scholar and brother to the famous poet Christina.
—Emily J. Orlando
october 1, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2025
While the government does not publish official figures on expatriate numbers in Kenya, the latest available Central Bank data suggests their growing presence as expatriates wired out a record $671 million to their home countries in 2023, up 24% from the previous year.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expatriate
Noun
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Al-Habil, a Hamas cell commander, was killed in the airstrike in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp, the IDF said in a statement.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Another strike hit Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, killing one person and wounding another, according to health officials at Shifa Hospital.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Nicaraguan opposition figures, many now exiled, remember Dogu as an accessible diplomat.—
Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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He was detained by British authorities, imprisoned at the Atlit camp and exiled to Cyprus for nearly two years.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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On Monday, dozens of people from community groups, immigrant rights organizations, and labor unions rallied in San Jose in protest of the agency.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The report argues that immigration enforcement has infringed upon freedom of speech, noting that immigrant university students were detained by federal agents for protesting in favor of Palestinian issues.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Or like in 1985, when Microsoft banished the idea of a spreadsheet as paper that required an accountant to calculate every value by hand.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
31 Jan. 2026
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On Christmas Day, the sisters joined King Charles and other family members for church at Sandringham, while their parents were banished from the gathering.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Immigration and Integration Minister Rasmus Stoklund said 315 foreign criminals from countries outside the European Union had received sentences of more than a year over the last five years but were not expelled.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Under the order, the Commerce Department will determine whether a foreign country is supplying oil to Cuba, either directly or through intermediaries.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Expatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriate. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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