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
The good Samaritans that stopped to help, the first responders, plastics team, dental team, therapists, family, friends, community and strangers.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Cube The cult hit Cube follows a group of strangers who wake up in a giant cube that’s connected to other cubes, all forming one massive cube.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Just recruit some stranger from the street to give it a try, but Gina?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Bure added her family experienced years of unsettling encounters with strangers at her home.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Cube The cult hit Cube follows a group of strangers who wake up in a giant cube that’s connected to other cubes, all forming one massive cube.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Just recruit some stranger from the street to give it a try, but Gina?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Bure added her family experienced years of unsettling encounters with strangers at her home.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stranger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranger
Noun
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Other Americans and English-speaking foreigners are eager to connect.—
Cepee Tabibian,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Wealthy foreigners only have to spend one week a year in Portugal for the first year, and 14 days every subsequent two-year period to qualify for a fast-track to residency.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Labrador-Sierra pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by an alien, making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm and using false documents.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The alien, to a degree, represents nature.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranger. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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