variants
also emigrés
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as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another
the émigrés moved to many different nations
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for émigrés
Noun
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There are visual references to refugees, immigrants, medieval morality plays, New Orleans funerals.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025 -
Our right-wing Christians are fighting to turn away the most desperate foreign refugees, all while worshiping Jesus, who was once a foreign refugee.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The biggest Flock controversy centers on allegations that law enforcement has abused the company’s surveillance network to target women, immigrants, and people engaging in legal activity outside their home states.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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There are visual references to refugees, immigrants, medieval morality plays, New Orleans funerals.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than 28,000 migrants have arrived in small boats across the Channel so far this year.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The governor, apparently not a fan of Paul’s letter to the Romans about respecting authorities, ignored the orders and continued to let migrants be shredded in the river.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The earth itself has an abundance of pot-worthy clay, which attracted early settlers and has continued to sustain generations of potters.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Island habitats are particularly vulnerable to invasive species, often brought by human settlers, Wiens said, and not necessarily representative of a broader extinction risk.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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“émigrés.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9s. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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