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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defected
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Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Modi emigrated with his family to the United States at the age of seven and was raised on Long Island.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Many Lebanese here emigrated to West Africa to start businesses or worked in Gulf Arab states.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Chinese leader then toured the vessel, including inspecting the mess hall and giving a trial press of the ship’s catapult button, according to CCTV.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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He’s toured with Imogen Heap in the past and has also played with Antibalas, Elysian Fields, Richard Fairhurst, and many others.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Many migrants were themselves recent descendants of European settlers who had journeyed to the United States in the previous decades.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The art will encompass the stories of Black people who journeyed north to escape slavery and the early Westfield settlers who ran safehouses that harbored them during their travels.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Defected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defected. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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