as in migrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since
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Recent Examples of immigrant
Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
This absence of economic activity has been felt acutely in the restaurant industry, which is staffed overwhelmingly by Latinos and immigrants — 79% and 66% respectively, according to the the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
Many immigrants risked hunger, thirst, thieves and gang violence to walk hundreds of miles just to mow our lawns and bus our tables.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
About 24% of Houston’s population are immigrants, according to Census Bureau data.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 21 June 2025
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Adjective
Dubey told Newsweek that many wealthy Indian immigrants split their financial assets, with roughly 70 percent staying in the U.S. and 30 percent going back to India.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
This absence of economic activity has been felt acutely in the restaurant industry, which is staffed overwhelmingly by Latinos and immigrants — 79% and 66% respectively, according to the the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
Many immigrants risked hunger, thirst, thieves and gang violence to walk hundreds of miles just to mow our lawns and bus our tables.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
About 24% of Houston’s population are immigrants, according to Census Bureau data.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
Noun
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The undocumented migrants are from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Vietnam and South Sudan.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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But the high court also allowed the Trump administration to end two Biden-era programs shielding nearly more than 800,000 migrants from Latin American countries from the threat of deportation.—
Melissa Quinn
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that all expatriate staff have safely left the country and will return when conditions permit.—
Amanda Castro
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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In the spirit of never allowing a good crisis to go to waste, a papal tax controversy might suit the U.S. expatriate population just fine.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
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Americans still hoping to move to Portugal, meanwhile, might be wise to see if their preferred neighborhoods are already too saturated with fellow emigrants or tourists.—
Michael Bartiromo,
The Hill,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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Leão also holds a master's degree in communications and a post-grad degree in foreign relations.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The influx of immigrants crossing our border under President Biden’s watch isn’t the first time the U.S. has hosted foreign nationals en masse.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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The primary driver of its extinction was likely the introduction of feral cats, brought to the island by naval crews and settlers.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Newsweek reached out to the IDF, the State Department and the spokesperson for the Hebron settler community for comment.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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He is charged with conspiring with others to engage in alien smuggling, four counts of alien smuggling for profit, and four counts of alien smuggling resulting in death.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Then Grace encounters an alien ship and a new life form.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
Noun
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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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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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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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