Thesaurus results for EVACUEE

evacuee

noun

i-ˌva-kyə-ˈwē

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as in refugee

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters

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Recent Examples of evacuee Later, Harry and Meghan played soccer before meeting medical evacuees from Gaza, The Telegraph reported. —

Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026 The Palestinian Red Crescent said 17 medical evacuees and 27 companions had begun the crossing into Egypt. —

Samy Magdy, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026 The Palestinian Red Crescent said 17 medical evacuees and 27 companions had begun the crossing into Egypt. —

Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026 The Associated Press, citing an Israeli official, has reported that only 50 medical evacuees will be permitted to exit Gaza each day. —

Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evacuee

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refugee

Noun

If the United States wants a safe, orderly refugee system, the answer is not collective blame, but sustained investment in policies that provide security, dignity and successful integration.

— Sediqa Fahimi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Stories abound in every survivor of the Rwandan genocide, every Hmong refugee who fled the Laotian Civil War, every Iranian trying to protect their families from American missiles.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026