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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as in immigrant
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Recent Examples of expatriate
Guy Trebay, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Dynastic planning should ideally incorporate sufficient flexibility to ensure any irrevocable trust structures do not implicate foreign trust tax and administrative burdens especially when those benefiting from the trusts obtain multiple citizenships, change residencies, or expatriate.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
And some plan to expatriate to a nation with a friendlier tax code.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
Cities with a strong expatriate community or business hubs often offer high rental yields.
—Stephen Akintayo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Speaking virtually no English at the time, Mr. Kanevsky joined a community of Ukrainian expatriates who had settled in and around Hoboken, N.J.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Dynastic planning should ideally incorporate sufficient flexibility to ensure any irrevocable trust structures do not implicate foreign trust tax and administrative burdens especially when those benefiting from the trusts obtain multiple citizenships, change residencies, or expatriate.
—Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Verb
Right to Expatriate Ver’s legal team also argues that the exit tax is an unconstitutional burden on the fundamental right to expatriate.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
And some plan to expatriate to a nation with a friendlier tax code.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Wiley, especially, emphasized the expatriate community her shop serves with its array of European chocolates, cheeses and candies and other foods.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
Cities with a strong expatriate community or business hubs often offer high rental yields.
—Stephen Akintayo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expatriate
Noun
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And the Afghan refugees in Pakistan have no real rights to protect them.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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The terms of the peace deal signed on Friday call for both countries to end support for non-state groups, the return of refugees, and the creation of a joint security coordination mechanism aimed at resolving disputes.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Israel has vowed to continue the war until all the captives are returned and Hamas is defeated, or disarmed and exiled.—
Yesica Fisch,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Tulsa King follows New York mafia capo Dwight (Stallone), just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Softening those characters for present-day sensibilities banishes what little edge there was and leaves everything feeling over-bright in a restless and relentless production.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
24 June 2025
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Any input would help. – Visiting Accident Dear Visiting: Don’t banish yourself just yet.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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The only current exception is children of foreign diplomats, a position the Supreme Court has previously upheld.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Victims include not only Venezuelan citizens but also foreign nationals, such as Colombian aid worker Manuel Tique and French-American tourist Lucas Hunter, both missing since late 2024.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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“Expatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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