as in strangers
a person who is not native to or known to a community
I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts
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Recent Examples of foreigners
But outbursts of xenophobic violence against foreigners also have accompanied that sporadically.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Adams is thrilled that the world is now getting an unfiltered view of what foreigners think of America.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Anti-immigration groups have given undocumented foreigners until June 30 to leave South Africa, without saying what will happen to those who fail to comply.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
The number of people living in Switzerland has soared by nearly one-quarter over the last generation, and foreigners today make up nearly one-third of the population.
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Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The number of people living in Switzerland has soared by nearly one-quarter over the last generation, and foreigners today make up nearly one-third of the population.
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CBS News,
14 June 2026
But two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio relied on a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 that gives him sweeping power to expel foreigners.
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Minho Kim,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2025
Two of the seriously injured are foreigners, one from Thailand and the other from Myanmar.
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arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
In New Zealand, the government was still preventing not just foreigners but also many of its own citizens from entering the country as late as January 2022, when 90 percent of the population was vaccinated.
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Edward Alden,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2025
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Adams is thrilled that the world is now getting an unfiltered view of what foreigners think of America.
—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Anti-immigration groups have given undocumented foreigners until June 30 to leave South Africa, without saying what will happen to those who fail to comply.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
The number of people living in Switzerland has soared by nearly one-quarter over the last generation, and foreigners today make up nearly one-third of the population.
—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The number of people living in Switzerland has soared by nearly one-quarter over the last generation, and foreigners today make up nearly one-third of the population.
—
CBS News,
14 June 2026
But two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio relied on a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 that gives him sweeping power to expel foreigners.
—
Minho Kim,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2025
Two of the seriously injured are foreigners, one from Thailand and the other from Myanmar.
—
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
In New Zealand, the government was still preventing not just foreigners but also many of its own citizens from entering the country as late as January 2022, when 90 percent of the population was vaccinated.
—
Edward Alden,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigners
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Their bond is evident to the strangers who encounter them on the streets.
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But for a group of children at Maria Fareri, the more lasting memory may be the morning a group of strangers in green and yellow showed up just to cheer for them.
Noun
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Once again, we’re shown Blunt’s character being hijacked by aliens mid-weather report, uttering an alien language of clicks and pops.
Noun
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Ford also changed out nearly two-thirds of its senior leadership across manufacturing, vehicle engineering and supply chain over the last four years by hiring outsiders and developing internal candidates.
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De la Espriella's victory adds Colombia to a growing list of countries that have turned to political outsiders in search of solutions to complex social, security and economic challenges.
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“Foreigners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigners. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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