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Berger and Nina Gold cast Tilda Swinton as Cynthia Blithe, the private investigator who tracks him, laser like, to China, with Fala Chen playing Dao Ming, the savvy hostess who sees something behind Doyle’s desperate tactics, and Alex Jennings as an expat of the most venal variety.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
In addition, as is the case in some other countries including Portugal, an influx of foreigners and increasing gentrification in certain cities has sparked growing tensions in some areas with large expat populations.
—Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
With so many buildings still visibly impacted by Hurricane Maria in 2017, there’s a quiet strength in the community's welcoming spirit, ranging from the locals and Indigenous people to a passionate expat community drawn to Dominica's natural beauty.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Anna’s getting married to fancy restaurant chef Eric (Manny Jacinto), a London expat with a stridently posh daughter Lily (Sophia Hammons), who happens to be the daily nemesis of surfer-girl Harper.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
In addition, as is the case in some other countries including Portugal, an influx of foreigners and increasing gentrification in certain cities has sparked growing tensions in some areas with large expat populations.
—Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
With so many buildings still visibly impacted by Hurricane Maria in 2017, there’s a quiet strength in the community's welcoming spirit, ranging from the locals and Indigenous people to a passionate expat community drawn to Dominica's natural beauty.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Anna’s getting married to fancy restaurant chef Eric (Manny Jacinto), a London expat with a stridently posh daughter Lily (Sophia Hammons), who happens to be the daily nemesis of surfer-girl Harper.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expat
refugee
Noun
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In the 1988 New Fashioned, a whiskey cocktail named for the year Vang’s family immigrated to the United States from the Thai refugee camp Ban Vinai, a stately ice cube is engraved with a geometric symbol evoking traditional Hmong embroidery.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bureau staff were told the group itself, already gutted as part of mass layoffs at the State Department in July, would refocus on migration diplomacy and disaster response rather than its traditional refugee focus.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Expat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expat. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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