returnee
noun
re·turn·ee
ri-ˌtər-ˈnē 
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The Scream 7 cast includes another franchise returnee, Courteney Cox, along with Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Anna Camp, Joel McHale, Mckenna Grace, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Sam Rechner, Ethan Embry, Tim Simons and Mark Consuelos.
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
The Aztecs and their eight returnees are the unanimous pick for the regular-season title in their final year in the conference, receiving all 26 first-place votes in balloting that was announced at media day Thursday morning in Las Vegas.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Witnesses described many released hostages as dangerously thin; many Palestinian returnees bore wounds and mobility injuries.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Master’s degree holders have long dominated the returnee landscape, accounting for nearly 80% of all returnees last year, according to an annual survey by Zhilian Zhaopin, a leading recruitment platform in China.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
The Aztecs and their eight returnees are the unanimous pick for the regular-season title in their final year in the conference, receiving all 26 first-place votes in balloting that was announced at media day Thursday morning in Las Vegas.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Witnesses described many released hostages as dangerously thin; many Palestinian returnees bore wounds and mobility injuries.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Master’s degree holders have long dominated the returnee landscape, accounting for nearly 80% of all returnees last year, according to an annual survey by Zhilian Zhaopin, a leading recruitment platform in China.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Returnee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/returnee. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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returnee
noun
re·turn·ee
ri-ˌtər-ˈnē
: one who returns
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