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Recent Examples of evacuees
An Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity in accordance with policy told The Associated Press that dozens of Palestinians would initially be allowed through each way, starting with medical evacuees and Palestinians who fled during the war.
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Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
All evacuees to proceed to Sutter and Meridian.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Ayako Oga, 52, settled in Niigata after fleeing the area around the Fukushima plant in 2011 with 160,000 other evacuees.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
La Jolla consignment store Little Love also supports fire evacuees by donating 100 trash bags full of community donations and 30 to 40 boxes of diapers.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
The attack has had sweeping political implications, including changes to federal asylum and immigration reviews for thousands of Afghan evacuees who arrived under Operation Allies Welcome.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
However, the evacuees were never allowed to return, and the dogs left at the exclusion zone were abandoned and considered strays.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
World Relief is one of the refugee resettlement agencies that assisted in the relocation of Afghan evacuees.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Another notice is on the hunt for fire relief volunteers who help fire evacuees.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
All evacuees to proceed to Sutter and Meridian.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Ayako Oga, 52, settled in Niigata after fleeing the area around the Fukushima plant in 2011 with 160,000 other evacuees.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
La Jolla consignment store Little Love also supports fire evacuees by donating 100 trash bags full of community donations and 30 to 40 boxes of diapers.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
The attack has had sweeping political implications, including changes to federal asylum and immigration reviews for thousands of Afghan evacuees who arrived under Operation Allies Welcome.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
However, the evacuees were never allowed to return, and the dogs left at the exclusion zone were abandoned and considered strays.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
World Relief is one of the refugee resettlement agencies that assisted in the relocation of Afghan evacuees.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Another notice is on the hunt for fire relief volunteers who help fire evacuees.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuees
refugees
Noun
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Late last year, the administration moved to reinterview certain refugees who were admitted to the US under former President Joe Biden as part of a comprehensive review.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Among other things, the legislation adds work requirements for able-bodied adults starting in January 2027, revokes Medicaid access to some immigrants, including refugees and people seeking asylum, and checks whether someone is eligible for the program every six months instead of every year.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Evacuees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuees. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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