as in to exile
to force to leave a country
members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well
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Recent Examples of expatriate
Amanda Castro
peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
In the spirit of never allowing a good crisis to go to waste, a papal tax controversy might suit the U.S. expatriate population just fine.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
Because all transactions settle in Santo Domingo, the outposts bypass the regulatory hurdles of full branches while still allowing expatriates to apply for mortgages, open remittance accounts, and invest in Dominican projects without needing to board a plane.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Some may benefit from expatriating at the start of a year to simplify tax reporting, while others might prefer year-end expatriation to maximize deductions or credits.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that all expatriate staff have safely left the country and will return when conditions permit.
—Amanda Castro
peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
In the spirit of never allowing a good crisis to go to waste, a papal tax controversy might suit the U.S. expatriate population just fine.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
Kinley Lee, 28, and a woman described in court documents as his wife, 33-year-old Katherine Sulky, are believed to be living on Lake Chapala, about 300 miles west of Mexico City, in a community with other expatriates.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
Because all transactions settle in Santo Domingo, the outposts bypass the regulatory hurdles of full branches while still allowing expatriates to apply for mortgages, open remittance accounts, and invest in Dominican projects without needing to board a plane.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Some white religious groups believed these individuals could never be truly free in a segregated society, prompting them to support a movement for expatriating free Black people.
—Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Some may benefit from expatriating at the start of a year to simplify tax reporting, while others might prefer year-end expatriation to maximize deductions or credits.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expatriate
Noun
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But Republicans have argued that the Biden administration abused the immigration parole system, as well as granted asylum and refugee status to immigrants who should not have received it.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Their presence puts migrant and refugee families at greater risk and spreads fear throughout our communities.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At its center, Jovanka Antich — exiled, betrayed, hungry for justice — embodies themes of migration, discrimination and gender power.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Among other elements, the plan would end the war, return the remaining hostages, surge aid into Gaza, disarm and potentially exile Hamas, and provide an eventual pathway toward Palestinian self-government.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nor can this ruling be reconciled with the Court’s decisions in many other cases — including recent rulings that allowed lower court orders to block pro-immigrant policies under the Biden administration.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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The emergency order, which suspends a lower court ruling that favored the migrants, could have far-reaching effects on immigrant communities, employment, and deportation protocols.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The girl only makes selfless wishes, and Iblis is banished to his lamp for a millennia for his failure.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Payton clearly doesn't think the play needs to banished for player safety reasons.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 1970s had seen a mass exodus of Argentina’s star players abroad, particularly to Spain, where a ban on foreign players had recently been lifted.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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One is that basing a new party on a single foreign-policy issue is a mistake—whether the Iraq War in 2004 or Palestine now.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Expatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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