1
as in international
being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own
more Americans should take an interest in foreign languages
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as in external
not being a vital part of or belonging to something
pediatricians often have to remove peas or other foreign bodies from inside the ears of curious toddlers
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as in multinational
relating to or involving two or more nations
foreign trade has always been vital to the region's economic health
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Recent Examples of foreign
Misri, the Indian foreign secretary, said the two sides would talk again on Monday.
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Betsy Joles, NPR, 10 May 2025
These foreign currency swings are not a concern as Berkshire has significant assets and earnings denominated in these foreign currencies.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Dozens of foreign delegations were in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Friday to endorse the ceasefire proposal and the establishment of a special tribunal to investigate crimes of aggression against Ukraine.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Late last month, Mr. Modi cut short his foreign trip and returned to New Delhi.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Betsy Joles, NPR, 10 May 2025
These foreign currency swings are not a concern as Berkshire has significant assets and earnings denominated in these foreign currencies.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Dozens of foreign delegations were in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Friday to endorse the ceasefire proposal and the establishment of a special tribunal to investigate crimes of aggression against Ukraine.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Late last month, Mr. Modi cut short his foreign trip and returned to New Delhi.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign
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Dozens of lawsuits have been filed challenging Trump's executive orders and actions taken by his administration, including the dismantling of federal agencies and the crackdown on international students involved in pro-Palestinian campus protests.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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On that occasion, the international community swung behind India, with the U.S. offering counterterrorism support while calling on Pakistan to stop sheltering terrorists.—
Ayesha Jalal,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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The idea came from observing hydrocarbon reservoirs in northern Italy’s Po Valley over two decades — essentially storage wells where gas coming from external pipelines is pumped and stored in summer to create reserves for Italy in winter.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Breslow said the team will be open to exploring external options on the trade and free-agent market going forward, but there is nothing imminent on that front.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Wallace played Mary, the mother of Barrymore’s Gertie, Robert MacNaughton’s Michael and Henry Thomas’s Elliott, who finds the alien E.T. and protects him in their home.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Possessing no eyes, no mouth and no face, with an almost alien lurching gait, that nightmarish figure will reappear every so often, its return always upsetting and unexplained.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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This is pretty much your standard-issue focus-group scene, with dopey viewers idiotically nitpicking irrelevant details.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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And Colorado was about as irrelevant as any power-conference program in the country by the end of the 2022 season.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But the real Sylvia and Mort were larger-than-life characters and became accidental celebrities when The Nanny aired.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Collantes ruled the cut was the result of an accidental headbutt, Suarez’s team is arguing that a punch caused the cut.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Lauren Heller Since Sagittarians are willing to try anything once, the Fire sign resembles Lauren's adventitious persona.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The patchy and adventitious quality of Jameson’s reconstruction must make clear his difference as a thinker.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Our motivations—both intrinsic and extrinsic—propel us to acquire new skills, build meaningful relationships and progressively assert our autonomy by taking control of our actions.—
Davide Sartini,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The appeal supports the notion that an extrinsic test wouldn’t be the only way to assess the similarity between the songs.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2025
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But the story could be streamlined and clarified by cutting out some of the extraneous characters not crucial to the plot.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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But there’s a fundamental contradiction in seeing nature as something that’s extraneous to humankind.—
Farah Nayeri,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Foreign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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