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
In Spain, expats love the weather, culture and nightlife, and opportunities for recreational sports with each ranking first in their respective categories.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
With more expats moving to Saudi Arabia, many families would consider branches of US and European universities, said the RCRC official, who declined to be named because she wasn’t authorized to speak to the press.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Panama has long been known as an affordable destination for expats.
—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
Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
With more expats moving to Saudi Arabia, many families would consider branches of US and European universities, said the RCRC official, who declined to be named because she wasn’t authorized to speak to the press.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Panama has long been known as an affordable destination for expats.
—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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Most contentiously, these rollbacks to Medicaid cuts would reverse restrictions that made immigrants who are generally present in the country legally, such as refugees and asylum-seekers, ineligible for Medicaid and ACA coverage.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 1945, three men — two Jewish refugees living in Brooklyn and one Nazi deserter — enlisted in the Office of Strategic Services, a precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency in the United States.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Expats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expats. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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