expatriated

past tense of expatriate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of expatriated By the early Aughts, Christopher Hitchens, Niall Ferguson, and many others had expatriated and joined America’s vast intellectual-industrial complex. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expatriated
Verb
  • The outlet notes that at the same referendum, male heirs of Italy’s last king (aka sons of the Savoy family) were exiled and barred from ever entering the country.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Meaningful opposition is effectively nonexistent in Russia, with critics either barred, in jail or exiled abroad.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Now, after King Charles stripped her and Andrew of the titles of Duke and Duchess of York and banished them from Royal Lodge, Fergie is reportedly seeking a face-to-face meeting with Charles.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In this charming graphic novel, the mischievous Norse god Loki gets banished to mid-Guard—AKA Earth—as punishment and must adjust to a month of life as an 11-year-old boy and document his journey in a journal.
    — Kavya Dhillon, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The majority of those deported so far – around 20,000 – were transported to Mexico, while others have been flown to Latin America, Africa, central Asia and the Caribbean.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In July, an immigration judge ordered him to be deported, according to DHS.
    — DORANY PINEDA, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With the rise of activewear as a high-fashion option, black biker shorts are no longer relegated to yoga studios and barre classes.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2026
  • That’s basically the role that Black women have been sort of relegated to — to be truth tellers.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Expatriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriated. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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