as in refugees
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons
a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind
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Recent Examples of expats
The factors that influence GDP growth are labor and productivity, and the Gulf already has an edge in finding workers — both expats and a young local population.
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In Spain, expats love the weather, culture and nightlife, and opportunities for recreational sports with each ranking first in their respective categories.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
That’s according to a recent InterNations Expat Insider survey that considered 46 destinations around the globe, across five topical categories to determine the final ranking of the best countries in the world for expats in 2025.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Rafael Pineyro, a Republican city councilman in Doral, home to a large concentration of Venezuelan expats, agreed that frustrations are waning.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
There’s an unspoken rule among Koh Sang’s community of expats, known as the Permanents, not to pry into anybody’s past.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Do expats use the same IRS forms?
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
There are communities for Black expats and digital nomads, and Mexico offers a 39% lower cost of living than the United States.
—Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In Spain, expats love the weather, culture and nightlife, and opportunities for recreational sports with each ranking first in their respective categories.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
That’s according to a recent InterNations Expat Insider survey that considered 46 destinations around the globe, across five topical categories to determine the final ranking of the best countries in the world for expats in 2025.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Rafael Pineyro, a Republican city councilman in Doral, home to a large concentration of Venezuelan expats, agreed that frustrations are waning.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
There’s an unspoken rule among Koh Sang’s community of expats, known as the Permanents, not to pry into anybody’s past.
—Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Do expats use the same IRS forms?
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
There are communities for Black expats and digital nomads, and Mexico offers a 39% lower cost of living than the United States.
—Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expats
refugees
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The latter clause — the principle that Palestinian refugees and their descendants have a right to return to land that became Israel — is not explicitly mentioned in the boycott literature on the FWP website.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Coverage would be restored to asylum seekers, refugees, people on work visas and students.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Expats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expats. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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