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
Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Tuan Van Bui, a 55-year-old immigrant, died at the Miami Correctional Center in Indiana.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Altercations in or around vehicles have been a steady symbol of the administration’s immigration crackdown, including car crashes between federal agents and people who try to flee, traffic stops turned violent and alleged rammings involving pro-immigrant activists.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Attorneys for the clergy members have argued that the visits have not strained operations at the facility, which processes local immigrants before they are sent to longer-term detention centers out of state.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Tuan Van Bui, a 55-year-old immigrant, died at the Miami Correctional Center in Indiana.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The independent chef scene often reveals how immigrant traditions, first-generation entrepreneurship and local ingredients are merging into a new Southern food identity.
—Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Altercations in or around vehicles have been a steady symbol of the administration’s immigration crackdown, including car crashes between federal agents and people who try to flee, traffic stops turned violent and alleged rammings involving pro-immigrant activists.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
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Researchers speculate that the builders may have been strangers to the area—possibly migrants from what is now Latvia, whose low rampart structures are similar to this one—who found themselves in conflict with local communities.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The tiny island of Lampedusa is the main entry point to Europe for migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa, with thousands dying during the perilous journey.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, expatriate Hungarians in cities such as Berlin, Brussels, Paris, and London—a smaller contingent, deemed unreliable by virtue of their exposure to cosmopolitan societies—must queue up at diplomatic missions.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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With the exceptions of Saudi Arabia and Oman, which have relatively large citizen populations, the Gulf monarchies are characterized by relatively small citizen populations alongside large expatriate workforces.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The share of emigrants from ages 20 to 24 has doubled during Orbán’s time in office.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the ‘70s and ‘80s, large numbers of Laotian and Hmong emigrants arrived, fleeing the persecution that followed the Vietnam War.—
David Farley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Pakistan’s government has set up a state-of-the-art media center to facilitate Pakistani and foreign journalists covering the talks between the United States and Iran, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The handshake with Xi in the ornate East Hall at the Great Hall of the People, a space normally used for meeting foreign heads of state, underscored the reversal in political beliefs for Cheng.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Named for the Kiawah people who called this island home when British settlers first arrived in 1670, Kiawah Island fronts the Atlantic with ten miles of beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Also present on the land in the 1800s were the descendants of Spanish settlers.—
Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Families can enjoy a variety of different pinball machines from different eras from the disco 1970s to alien invasions of the 1990s.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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While the purpose of the current Artemis mission is to orbit the moon, CNN's Jake Tapper also asked Isaacman about a sci-fi favorite during the interview – alien life.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If the United States wants a safe, orderly refugee system, the answer is not collective blame, but sustained investment in policies that provide security, dignity and successful integration.—
Sediqa Fahimi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Stories abound in every survivor of the Rwandan genocide, every Hmong refugee who fled the Laotian Civil War, every Iranian trying to protect their families from American missiles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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