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
Alana Semuels, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
There were about 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States as of 2022, according to Pew Research Center.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Oftentimes, those situations occur when children are born in the United States and one or both of their parents are undocumented immigrants.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The Gilded Age, remember, is also the era of Jacob Riis’ landmark photo essay, How the Other Half Lives (1890), which documented children sleeping in deserted buildings, immigrants crammed into filthy dormitories, and alleyways piled with trash.
—Deborah Williams
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
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Adjective
Advertisement What’s more, the mass deportations occurring throughout the country now are affecting childcare providers, about 20% of whom are immigrants, according to Vogtman.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
There were about 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States as of 2022, according to Pew Research Center.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Oftentimes, those situations occur when children are born in the United States and one or both of their parents are undocumented immigrants.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The Gilded Age, remember, is also the era of Jacob Riis’ landmark photo essay, How the Other Half Lives (1890), which documented children sleeping in deserted buildings, immigrants crammed into filthy dormitories, and alleyways piled with trash.
—Deborah Williams
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
Noun
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File photo: Agents wait to detain migrants coming for their hearings at an immigration court in New York.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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By the administration’s own admission, however, many migrants deported since the start of the president’s second term have no criminal record at all.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The loss of remittances from expatriate workers, a vital part of Afghanistan's economy, is also hurting.—
Monika Evstatieva,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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The issue resonates particularly in Florida, home to one of the largest Venezuelan expatriate communities in the United States.—
Antonio Maria Delgado
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The quays around this warehouse saw millions of emigrants board ships bound for destinations such as America and Canada.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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In that email, Nelson charged five working groups, involving 40 faculty and staff, to make recommendations for changes in the divisions’s structure, foreign language instruction, and graduate programs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The whole thing suddenly felt rather seedy, preparing to meet a stranger in a foreign hotel room to receive a large amount of cash.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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In all of 2024, OCHA recorded about 1,420 settler attacks and five Palestinian deaths.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City’s first settlers began to arrive in the early 1800s.—
Dominick Williams
August 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Set to a haunting score by the director’s brother Giorgi, this melancholic mystery presents Georgia’s open plains and mountain regions in alien, oneiric contexts.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Gamers will be able to play as a Vault Hunter on a mission to kill the alien Vaults in Borderlands 4 or complete puzzles and confront monsters to survive Silent Hill f.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But using military infrastructure to detain civilians, many of whom came here through legal pathways like asylum, humanitarian parole, and other refugee statuses, erodes the boundary between national defense and domestic enforcement.—
Chris Purdy,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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That’s why it’s being featured in her latest tour with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble comprising 74 musicians, all Ukrainian, including recent refugees and Ukrainian members of European orchestras.—
Olivia Giovetti,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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