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Recent Examples of refugee
The psychological drama, co-written by Virgo and Tamara Faith Berger, follows two teenage girls — a debutante and a refugee — who become entangled in a psychosexual tug-of-war set in an alternate universe that echoes the Deep South.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
Residents of the largest city in northern Gaza, packed with locals and refugees, fear the hours are ticking down before a looming Israeli offensive.
—Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
But using military infrastructure to detain civilians, many of whom came here through legal pathways like asylum, humanitarian parole, and other refugee statuses, erodes the boundary between national defense and domestic enforcement.
—Chris Purdy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
That’s why it’s being featured in her latest tour with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble comprising 74 musicians, all Ukrainian, including recent refugees and Ukrainian members of European orchestras.
—Olivia Giovetti, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
Residents of the largest city in northern Gaza, packed with locals and refugees, fear the hours are ticking down before a looming Israeli offensive.
—Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
But using military infrastructure to detain civilians, many of whom came here through legal pathways like asylum, humanitarian parole, and other refugee statuses, erodes the boundary between national defense and domestic enforcement.
—Chris Purdy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
That’s why it’s being featured in her latest tour with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble comprising 74 musicians, all Ukrainian, including recent refugees and Ukrainian members of European orchestras.
—Olivia Giovetti, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
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After eight years in exile, director Bryan Singer is mounting a comeback.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
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His call was backed by some opposition groups in exile as well as some separatist groups within the country, but the Islamic Republic has stood firm.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He has been forced to live like a fugitive due to Hamas' growing crackdown on dissent..—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Petitioner Isabel Rico had her supervised release revoked by a court because she had been deemed a fugitive by a probation office in 2018.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The rum’s namesake, the kraken, shares some similarities with aliens and extraterrestrials.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Viewers of the new series Alien: Earth were probably expecting to see gnarly chest-bursting aliens and creepy robots.—
James Grebey,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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As discussed in my previous Forbes article, covered expatriates involuntarily stripped of citizenship face a mark-to-market tax on unrealized gains and U.S. recipients of gifts or inheritances from them at any future date face significant transfer taxes.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In cities with large Norwegian communities, such as London, Seattle, and throughout the Midwest in the United States, expatriates and descendants of Norwegian immigrants come together to honor their heritage.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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