variants
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for émigré
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The latter clause — the principle that Palestinian refugees and their descendants have a right to return to land that became Israel — is not explicitly mentioned in the boycott literature on the FWP website.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Coverage would be restored to asylum seekers, refugees, people on work visas and students.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Interviews with Venezuelan immigrants were conducted in Spanish.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Six years later, he was assigned to be a pastor at a church in Bay Ridge, where the pews, once occupied by Norwegian immigrants, were filling up with Arab Christians, many of them Palestinian exiles.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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From migrants and colonizers to gossip and war, Emily Wilson examines The Aeneid and its relevance to the modern world.—
tumblr.com,
tumblr.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The uptick in confrontations comes as the administration increases its efforts to deport millions of undocumented migrants, an approach critics say has led to aggressive enforcement tactics, due process violations and the mistreatment of migrants.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 1849, local Ho-Chunk Indians carried on a large trade of the fruit with early settlers in Juneau County.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Descendants of the same pumpkins that once sustained Indigenous civilizations and early settlers are now supporting modern small-scale farmers, Ott says.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
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But while many Israeli emigrants have embarked on new lives in Cyprus, Canada and Thailand, according to DellaPergola’s analysis, few are prepared to speak publicly, citing a mistrust of the media and fear of anti-Israel sentiment.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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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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“émigré.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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