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
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
While that sentiment in other European countries centers on migrants from the developing world, most foreigners in Switzerland are Europeans.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
Well, this is a tool that foreigners – listening in on foreigners talking to foreigners abroad.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
Each year, the provision is used by American intelligence agencies to collect the electronic communications of hundreds of thousands of foreigners located outside of the United States.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 12 June 2026
The word also figured heavily in the Alien and Sedition Acts, a set of four 18th century laws that restricted citizenship, expanded the president’s authority to detain and deport foreigners, and criminalized dissenting speech.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Moscow warned last week of systemic strikes and urged foreigners to leave Kyiv.
—Valentyn Ogirenko, USA Today, 2 June 2026
One school of thought holds that high levels of immigration and a robust social safety net are incompatible; natives don’t want to share their nation’s generosity with foreigners.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
That decade, Serie A loosened its prohibition on foreigners, setting quotas that allowed three foreign players per club by 1988.
—Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
While that sentiment in other European countries centers on migrants from the developing world, most foreigners in Switzerland are Europeans.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
Well, this is a tool that foreigners – listening in on foreigners talking to foreigners abroad.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
Each year, the provision is used by American intelligence agencies to collect the electronic communications of hundreds of thousands of foreigners located outside of the United States.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 12 June 2026
The word also figured heavily in the Alien and Sedition Acts, a set of four 18th century laws that restricted citizenship, expanded the president’s authority to detain and deport foreigners, and criminalized dissenting speech.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Moscow warned last week of systemic strikes and urged foreigners to leave Kyiv.
—Valentyn Ogirenko, USA Today, 2 June 2026
One school of thought holds that high levels of immigration and a robust social safety net are incompatible; natives don’t want to share their nation’s generosity with foreigners.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
That decade, Serie A loosened its prohibition on foreigners, setting quotas that allowed three foreign players per club by 1988.
—Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigners
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For a few weeks, strangers in different languages argue over the same call, celebrate the same goal, and hope—against all available evidence—that this could be their year.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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As the name suggests, the night was centered around facilitating deep conversations between strangers, a task much easier when phone usage is kept to a minimum, event organizers said.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Although it’s credited to the core duo of Shabason and Krgovich, Four Days in June leans on a community of treasured collaborators; some are longtime members of the duo’s Toronto cohort and others outsiders dropping by.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
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Both are global 'soccer' outsiders, having prioritized other sports and rebuilt domestic leagues.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Foreigners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigners. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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