EXPATRIATED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

expatriated

verb

past tense of expatriate

as in exiled

to force to leave a country members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well

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And last year’s constitutional reforms had already established a one-party system in a country where opposition leaders no longer exist, because they have been exiled.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Cuba has recently exiled other prominent dissidents, most recently José Daniel Ferrer, who have been forced to abandon the island for the United States.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

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Daniel had arrived back in Venezuela the day of the disaster, after being deported from the United States.

— Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The port city, which served as the capital of the pre-independence Haiti, is struggling to absorb people displaced by armed gangs in the West, Central Plateau and Artibonite regions, as well as Haitians deported from other countries.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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Overshadowing the World Cup was the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal in Italy that resulted in Juventus, giants of the Italian game, being relegated to the second division Serie B.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Instead of playing in Sunday’s final, the two traditional soccer powers will be relegated to a third-place bronze match Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium that will provide little consolation to either team or their fan bases.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

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