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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
The documentary Revolution’s Daughter, which held its world premiere Friday night at the Miami Film Festival, explores the experience of Fernández Revuelta and other emigres who left Cuba behind physically but not emotionally.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
Hardest hit by redevelopment are residents like Michael Ziebel, 88, a Russian emigre whose life parallels a generation on South Beach.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
David was born one of nine children to a French emigre family that settled in the farming area along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Over the summer, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington CEO Gil Preuss accompanied a group of over 100 such emigres from Paris to Israel.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Only two Korean composers before Chin have made an indelible impression on the world stage, and both, as is Chin, became avant-gardist emigres.
—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
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
Hardest hit by redevelopment are residents like Michael Ziebel, 88, a Russian emigre whose life parallels a generation on South Beach.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
David was born one of nine children to a French emigre family that settled in the farming area along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Over the summer, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington CEO Gil Preuss accompanied a group of over 100 such emigres from Paris to Israel.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Only two Korean composers before Chin have made an indelible impression on the world stage, and both, as is Chin, became avant-gardist emigres.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for émigré
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McLean Presbyterian Church, where my wife and I attend, set up a program to assist Afghan refugees in the immediate aftermath of the American withdrawal in 2021.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Far-right figure Tommy Robinson, born Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was among those to hone in on the refugee status of the suspect.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Protests and riots broke out in Belfast, United Kingdom, the day after a Sudanese immigrant stabbed and attempted to behead a local.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
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While built to house up to 5,000 immigrants for short-term stays, its population has averaged about half of that from October until April, according to ICE’s most recent data.—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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That included firms that specialized in immigration law during peak moments of migration, like the rise in Central American migrants in the 1980s.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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While that sentiment in other European countries centers on migrants from the developing world, most foreigners in Switzerland – by far – are Europeans.—
Jamey Keaten,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Elk were once an abundant source of food in the Alleghenies, both for the Seneca and for the settlers streaming in.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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At the same time, the West Bank has experienced a wave of settler violence against Palestinians, with attackers rarely punished.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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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
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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
Cite this Entry
“émigré.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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