as in migrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since
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Recent Examples of immigrant
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Seven productions in the theater’s current season will be offered with supertitles in languages spoken by immigrant communities in Strasbourg, including Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish and Ukrainian.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Working with Circus Extreme, she was struck by how modern circus pushes human limits — much like immigrants pushing against societal constraints.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Many agricultural producers rely heavily on seasonal and immigrant labor, and stakeholders have warned that a reduction in the availability of such workers could disrupt production and supply chains.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Seven productions in the theater’s current season will be offered with supertitles in languages spoken by immigrant communities in Strasbourg, including Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish and Ukrainian.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Though many Chinese immigrants landed on the West Coast in the early years of the era, others decided to settle across the country.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Working with Circus Extreme, she was struck by how modern circus pushes human limits — much like immigrants pushing against societal constraints.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
Noun
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From migrants and colonizers to gossip and war, Emily Wilson examines The Aeneid and its relevance to the modern world.—
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tumblr.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The uptick in confrontations comes as the administration increases its efforts to deport millions of undocumented migrants, an approach critics say has led to aggressive enforcement tactics, due process violations and the mistreatment of migrants.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There was a gathering at the home of the expatriate couple who had introduced me to the author.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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While the government does not publish official figures on expatriate numbers in Kenya, the latest available Central Bank data suggests their growing presence as expatriates wired out a record $671 million to their home countries in 2023, up 24% from the previous year.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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But while many Israeli emigrants have embarked on new lives in Cyprus, Canada and Thailand, according to DellaPergola’s analysis, few are prepared to speak publicly, citing a mistrust of the media and fear of anti-Israel sentiment.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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An article in The Guardian in May 2025 reported that a record number of emigrants left New Zealand in 2023 and 2024.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the country’s National Security Council, was among foreign dignitaries at the Pyongyang parade.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Even in an era when foreign footballers in England could be counted on one hand, Trautmann was an exceptional case.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Their inhabitants have been forced off their land by a combination of settlers and the Army, which are often indistinguishable from each other.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Big Bone Lick's annual Salt Festival See demonstrations of early settler ways of life, salt making, archery, spear and tomahawk throwing.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With a setting both familiar and uniquely alien to all of us watching at home, there are few limits to the kind of absurdities the cast could get into.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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The first season ended with a big confrontation with an alien invasion but the second season ends on a more emotional note.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Trabajadores Unidos Workers United was given an additional $541,375 to prepare immigrant and refugee communities with training and mutual aid.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Almost none of the refugees had been permitted to read or write on the plantation, and thus the precise nuance of their feelings is lost to time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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