as in foreigner
a person who is not native to or known to a community
the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home
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Recent Examples of stranger
Doesn’t the Bible tell us to welcome the stranger?
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Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
So, with no job and no support from literally anyone (except Susie, a ray of perfect roomie sunshine), Margo looks to strangers on OnlyFans for help.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Dalton and Cliff propped the rifles on a long table in the warehouse and aimed them through the window at the strangers’ heads.
—Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The unidentified stranger forced him at gunpoint to kidnap the 7-year-old and bring her to a certain location, Horner claimed in the letter.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
So, with no job and no support from literally anyone (except Susie, a ray of perfect roomie sunshine), Margo looks to strangers on OnlyFans for help.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Dalton and Cliff propped the rifles on a long table in the warehouse and aimed them through the window at the strangers’ heads.
—Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The unidentified stranger forced him at gunpoint to kidnap the 7-year-old and bring her to a certain location, Horner claimed in the letter.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranger
Noun
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Almost all the roughly 2,300 residents of Roj are foreigners.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Kataib Hezbollah has been accused of kidnapping other foreigners.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Bug, a hostile alien, crashlands on Earth and wears the skin of Edgar, a farmer, as a disguise.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The footage featured a massive robot fighting what appeared to be another massive robot, though the second combatant could have been an alien or a mechanical monster, or something.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranger. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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