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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
David was born one of nine children to a French emigre family that settled in the farming area along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border.
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Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
An emigre from the former Soviet Union by that same name is the co-founder of a large Canadian bakery chain called Fiera Foods.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 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
Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
An emigre from the former Soviet Union by that same name is the co-founder of a large Canadian bakery chain called Fiera Foods.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 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
Noun
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Al-Habil, a Hamas cell commander, was killed in the airstrike in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp, the IDF said in a statement.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Another strike hit Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, killing one person and wounding another, according to health officials at Shifa Hospital.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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His administration has sent immigrants to brutal foreign prisons, including people with no criminal records, without the opportunity to appear before judges.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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The office would be tasked with advising the council on ways to improve resources for immigrants and how to coordinate county and state policies.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Central Port Authority of Chios is conducting a preliminary investigation while agencies are continuing their search for missing passengers, who are believed to be migrants.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Greece has long been a favored gateway to Europe for migrants and refugees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Norse were Scandinavian Viking-era settlers who, led by Erik the Red from Iceland, established medieval farming colonies in southwestern Greenland around 985–986 CE, according to the Mariners' Museum and Park and other sources.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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This prequel to Hallmark’s historical drama series, When Calls the Heart, will take viewers back in time to follow the early settlers of the community that will one day become the beloved frontier town of Hope Valley.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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The hotel was underwritten by the local banana-growing elite as well as by Canarian emigrants who had made their fortunes in the Americas.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“émigré.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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