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Recent Examples of foreigner Indonesia’s last executions, of a citizen and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016. CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 Neither the prime minister nor her Cabinet has made statements pointing to a plan to deport foreigners en masse. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 But the visa sparked anger within China — where youth unemployment is high — with prominent influencers accusing the government of inviting foreigners to steal domestic jobs, The New York Times reported. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025 The secret sauce is Shijaku’s vision, which conjures the sort of Italy foreigners dream of — in terms of elegance, decor and inviting charm. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreigner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigner
stranger
Noun
  • Raised by strangers due to his mother’s drug addiction, Guy has also struggled much of his life with hearing voices.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Inside, many near-strangers shared a salsa or bachata song.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigner. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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