as in migrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since
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Recent Examples of immigrant
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Plus, Newsom plans to boot potentially 200,000 refugees and other legal-status immigrants from full Medi-Cal coverage, saving $786 million.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Minneapolis educators talked about organizing networks of care and protection to give students of immigrant families rides to school and delivering groceries to those too scared to leave their home.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
As part of the annual celebration of Sacramento’s culinary scene, restaurants will donate some revenue from the specialty menus to a local charity organization helping area refugees, immigrants and survivors of human trafficking.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Plus, Newsom plans to boot potentially 200,000 refugees and other legal-status immigrants from full Medi-Cal coverage, saving $786 million.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The author, director and screenwriter grew up in a Chinese immigrant household, moving around the United States frequently throughout her childhood.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Minneapolis educators talked about organizing networks of care and protection to give students of immigrant families rides to school and delivering groceries to those too scared to leave their home.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
Noun
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Once the boat was loaded, the man in the white T-shirt waved his arms like a bandleader, leading the migrants in a chant for one of his TikTok promo videos.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Levine said such motions should be granted if there is a change in the individual migrant's case, not a change in immigration policy.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Brooke devised the novel during her tenure as the expatriate wife of a chaplain stationed at a British garrison in Quebec.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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What is clear is that Matthiessen’s socializing with left-leaning French and expatriate artists served the deep state’s agenda.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The hotel was underwritten by the local banana-growing elite as well as by Canarian emigrants who had made their fortunes in the Americas.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Along with cargo, millions of emigrants boarded ships bound for the U.S. and Canada from nearby docks, including the likes of Albert Einstein and abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning (who has a 1969 painting in the galleries).—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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All face charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and additional juvenile cases may be under seal.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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There’s big studio stuff coming from Pixar or DreamWorks and nothing else except foreign films that get brought in.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Changing climate drove Norse settlers out of Greenland 700 years ago.—
Paul Bierman,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has continued to escalate for months as mobs of settler extremists attempt to force the civilians out of their homes, clashing with Israel Defense Forces personnel sent to quell the crowds at times.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Our heavily armored alien menace starts taking out drug cartel goons and making a mess, and a couple of cops (Danny Glover and Bill Paxton) plus an unhinged DEA agent (Gary Busey) are on the case to investigate.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dark Skies does an excellent job of using an alien threat as a metaphor for the pressures on the nuclear American family that lead to so many of them disintegrating.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Federal officials said the refugee review is part of a broader push to tighten legal immigration pathways and ensure that prior approvals granted during the Biden administration meet updated national security and public safety standards.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since 1993, the organization has worked across the Sacramento area, supporting refugees, immigrants and survivors of human trafficking.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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