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also emigré
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as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
the émigrés moved to many different nations
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Recent Examples of émigré
Only two Korean composers before Chin have made an indelible impression on the world stage, and both, as is Chin, became avant-gardist emigres.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
With the Greeks being the largest Orthodox emigre community in the United States, Elpidophoros presides over one of the largest Orthodox parishes in the country.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
Lillian Feldman was born to impecunious Jewish emigres in Cincinnati on July 13, 1927, the twelfth of thirteen children who were encouraged by their mother to draw on the walls.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2024
Some emigres have managed to keep their jobs in Israel, working remotely as digital nomads.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
With the Greeks being the largest Orthodox emigre community in the United States, Elpidophoros presides over one of the largest Orthodox parishes in the country.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
Some emigres have managed to keep their jobs in Israel, working remotely as digital nomads.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Gershkovich moved to Russia in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Mr. Gershkovich was fluent in Russian and moved to the country in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—Kirill Zarubin, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2024
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
With the Greeks being the largest Orthodox emigre community in the United States, Elpidophoros presides over one of the largest Orthodox parishes in the country.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
Lillian Feldman was born to impecunious Jewish emigres in Cincinnati on July 13, 1927, the twelfth of thirteen children who were encouraged by their mother to draw on the walls.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2024
Some emigres have managed to keep their jobs in Israel, working remotely as digital nomads.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
With the Greeks being the largest Orthodox emigre community in the United States, Elpidophoros presides over one of the largest Orthodox parishes in the country.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
Some emigres have managed to keep their jobs in Israel, working remotely as digital nomads.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Gershkovich moved to Russia in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
The son of Soviet emigres who settled in New Jersey, Mr. Gershkovich was fluent in Russian and moved to the country in 2017 to work for The Moscow Times newspaper before being hired by the Journal in 2022.
—Kirill Zarubin, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for émigré
Noun
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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
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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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The divide was especially dramatic in Massachusetts, where 94% of immigrants arrested by ICE were apprehended in the community — and 78% had no criminal record.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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But records obtained by The Miami Herald showed that only one-third of the approximately 900 immigrants detained at the Florida facility have been convicted of a crime.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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File photo: Agents wait to detain migrants coming for their hearings at an immigration court in New York.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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By the administration’s own admission, however, many migrants deported since the start of the president’s second term have no criminal record at all.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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In all of 2024, OCHA recorded about 1,420 settler attacks and five Palestinian deaths.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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Netanyahu’s comments came against the backdrop of recent allegations that extremist settlers had targeted a historic church in the West Bank, and the IDF had deliberately targeted a church in Gaza.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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The quays around this warehouse saw millions of emigrants board ships bound for destinations such as America and Canada.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
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“émigré.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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