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
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
Mark soon came across The Lux Nomads on social media, which is run by two expatriates themselves, Michelle Garabito and Paul Nelson.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
He was born in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa to expatriate Indian parents, who were both educators, and grew up there as the country was ruled by Emperor Haile Selassie.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026
But the president also expressed confidence that a successful uprising was coming, noting the signs of celebration in the streets of Iran and supportive gatherings of expatriate Iranians in New York and Los Angeles.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Following the news of Khamenei’s death, anti-regime expatriates in cities across Europe and North America staged rallies and celebrations, waving pre-1979 Iranian flags and voicing hopes that Khamenei’s death could accelerate political change in Tehran.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
Mark soon came across The Lux Nomads on social media, which is run by two expatriates themselves, Michelle Garabito and Paul Nelson.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
During the ensuing chaos that followed, Charles fled the country, secretly expatriating to Europe.
—Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
He was born in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa to expatriate Indian parents, who were both educators, and grew up there as the country was ruled by Emperor Haile Selassie.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Adjective
While some expatriate schools have turned to online classes and companies including the Public Investment Fund have advised at least some staff to work from home, many have continued as usual.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026
But the president also expressed confidence that a successful uprising was coming, noting the signs of celebration in the streets of Iran and supportive gatherings of expatriate Iranians in New York and Los Angeles.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expatriate
Noun
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The United Nations refugee agency said at least 759,000 people have been internally displaced in Lebanon, while more than 92,000 others have crossed into neighboring Syria.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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But by late February, at least there was more sugar and flour for sale near his refugee camp.—
Steve Hendrix,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The protesters included secular left-wingers and nationalists as well as Islamists, but Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a fundamentalist cleric at that time exiled in France, emerged as the movement's undisputed figurehead.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Mar. 2026
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Most of them have been jailed or exiled or arrested or even killed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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About 36% of the principals, who were surveyed from May to August, said students from immigrant families had been bullied, and 64% said their attendance had dropped.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Preckwinkle has not only her party’s support in the race, but also major public sector unions and progressive advocacy groups like Personal PAC, Equality Illinois and immigrant rights organization ICIRR Action.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The arguments about whether or not the drug peddlers should be banished becomes the central narrative thread.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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The smallest light of truth can banish the darkness.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Such a distinction had only ever applied to infrastructure firms, like Huawei or Kaspersky Labs, with ties to adversarial foreign governments, and there was no domestic precedent.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Sticking with BCIs, companies like NMT are being pushed by China to help compete with potential foreign rivals like Neuralink or Synchron.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Expatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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