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as in refugee
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons while in exile, the deposed king was accompanied by a small band of loyal expatriates

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expatriate

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verb

expatriate

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adjective

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Recent Examples of expatriate
Noun
Wiley, especially, emphasized the expatriate community her shop serves with its array of European chocolates, cheeses and candies and other foods. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025 Cities with a strong expatriate community or business hubs often offer high rental yields. Stephen Akintayo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Speaking virtually no English at the time, Mr. Kanevsky joined a community of Ukrainian expatriates who had settled in and around Hoboken, N.J. Guy Trebay, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Dynastic planning should ideally incorporate sufficient flexibility to ensure any irrevocable trust structures do not implicate foreign trust tax and administrative burdens especially when those benefiting from the trusts obtain multiple citizenships, change residencies, or expatriate. Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Adjective
Right to Expatriate Ver’s legal team also argues that the exit tax is an unconstitutional burden on the fundamental right to expatriate. Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 And some plan to expatriate to a nation with a friendlier tax code. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for expatriate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expatriate
Noun
  • And the Afghan refugees in Pakistan have no real rights to protect them.
    Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 28 June 2025
  • The terms of the peace deal signed on Friday call for both countries to end support for non-state groups, the return of refugees, and the creation of a joint security coordination mechanism aimed at resolving disputes.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • The country’s most popular politician, Juan Domingo Perón, was exiled in Spain, his party banned.
    Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • Roundy was part of the FLDS church but was exiled in 2020.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Any input would help. – Visiting Accident Dear Visiting: Don’t banish yourself just yet.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • Softening those characters for present-day sensibilities banishes what little edge there was and leaves everything feeling over-bright in a restless and relentless production.
    David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Please contact your members of Congress and urge them to support ongoing U.S. investments in foreign assistance.
    UNICEF USA, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Various foreign agricultural products are prohibited from being brought into the United States in order to protect the country's native plantlife from disease and invasive species.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 28 June 2025

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“Expatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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