Thesaurus results for EXPAT

expat

noun

ˈeks-ˌpat

chiefly British

as in refugee

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind

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Recent Examples of expat About 90% of the country's nearly 11 million residents are expats. —

Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026 Distressed that their dream has turned sour, these expats are desperate to get out. —

The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 Mar. 2026 Kelsey’s view Kuwait offers the most dramatic example of the tensions facing expat workers and their employers in Gulf countries as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues. —

Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026 On Instagram, a reality-TV expat couple looks to be living their best South Florida lives, hanging at The Breakers in Palm Beach, dining in Miami’s Design District and shopping at Brickell City Centre. —

Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expat

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refugee

Noun

People can qualify for benefits under the federal law if they were granted asylum, admitted as a refugee or are recognized as a victim of human trafficking, for example.

— ALEJANDRO SERRANO The Texas Tribune, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Any encounter with the police, even if a refugee has a valid visa, is risky.

— George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026