foreigners

plural of foreigner

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Recent Examples of foreigners President Luong Cuong also announced last week a major amnesty for 13,920 prisoners who will be released before the end of their jail terms, including 66 foreigners. Phuong Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 Continue reading … ELITE HAVEN – Middle East nation offers foreigners 'golden' opportunity with hefty investment. FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Ample opportunities to travel, eat great cuisine, and enjoy a pleasant climate are among the reasons Panama is such a great home base for foreigners abroad. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025 Big local shareholders seem to be content to offload Saudi equities to foreigners, which should give anyone with knowledge of the local market some reason to pause. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025 For example, nations across Europe, Asia and South America have launched via programs for foreigners willing to invest in local business. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025 The State Department is pausing the issuing of work visas for foreigners looking to become commercial truck drivers in the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday. Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025 Over 714,000 foreigners made up 7% of Portugal’s population in 2021. Jennifer Liu raffi Paul, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025 Rock band Foreigner is celebrating their golden anniversary at the same destination millions of foreigners first came to when arriving in America. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigners
Noun
  • Gospel music played on speakers, family members served chicken soup, strangers hugged each other, friends left carrying several plates stuffed with leftover food.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Locals are sentimental about the happy, drunken teen graduates, who are thanked by strangers for their future contributions to Denmark.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What started as a protest against outsiders controlling the town turned into a decades-long tradition that still lives on today.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • All factor into Chelsea’s estimations as outsiders for the title.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Foreigners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigners. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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