emigrants

plural of emigrant

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Recent Examples of emigrants The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy. ABC News, 29 July 2026 González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere. Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 Between 1854 and 1891, the fort protected emigrants, mail coaches, freight wagons, and travelers along the Trans-Pecos stretch of the San Antonio–El Paso Road and Chihuahua Trail. Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 10 June 2026 The Conestoga wagons, meant to replicate the vehicles used by emigrants on the Oregon Trail, are also luxurious. Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 18 May 2026 Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 In 2024, a record 41,294 Hungarians emigrated, according to official statistics, bringing the total number of emigrants during Orbán’s years in power to more than 360,000. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrants
Noun
  • Traditional Republicans who have supported, or at least gone along with, the party’s attacks on Muslims and immigrants and its rejection of democratic norms have spoken out against cracking the door open for anti-Semites.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The son of Taiwanese immigrants, Hsu was a precocious talent and became a professional skateboarder in his mid-teens.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Concern about Russian attempts to divide the EU Spain publicly has accused Russia, along with Israel, of using disinformation to incite migrants to cross from Morocco into its Ceuta exclave in northern Africa.
    Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Burnham’s office said efforts to stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats will top the agenda.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since October 2023, according to Palestinian health authorities, a figure that includes those killed by Israeli settlers, while dozens of Israelis have also been killed.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The ambassador last month spoke out sharply after weeks of unrest in the town of Qusra, where settlers surrounded several homes including one owned by a Palestinian American.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These refugees often had to adopt new roles in order to survive.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • More than 6 million Afghans fled to neighboring Iran and Pakistan, but both those countries have kicked out nearly all their Afghan refugees in recent years—even Afghans who arrived back in 1979, during the Soviet invasion.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Emigrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrants. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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