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
Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
But lawyers involved in the case could only find two of the 11 immigrant detainees in the weeks after they were arrested, indicating that most had been swiftly deported, the motion said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Community leader Araya Amsalu says the three were Ethiopian immigrants whose hard work was finally paying off.
—Brenda Ordonez, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Florida on Tuesday started bringing immigrant detainees to the second migrant detention center the state has established this summer.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
But lawyers involved in the case could only find two of the 11 immigrant detainees in the weeks after they were arrested, indicating that most had been swiftly deported, the motion said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Her father was an Irish immigrant.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Community leader Araya Amsalu says the three were Ethiopian immigrants whose hard work was finally paying off.
—Brenda Ordonez, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
Noun
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Two South Florida men are behind bars on human smuggling charges after a group of migrants arrived in the Florida Keys earlier this week.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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At the council meeting for the resolution, several migrants and their families spoke in favor of its passage, expressing their anxieties in day-to-day life, according to The Chronicle.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While the government does not publish official figures on expatriate numbers in Kenya, the latest available Central Bank data suggests their growing presence as expatriates wired out a record $671 million to their home countries in 2023, up 24% from the previous year.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Taking the form of an address to Jarman, Prospect imagines the emigrants who set sail at the end of Jarman’s film The Last of England returning to Britain.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Americans still hoping to move to Portugal, meanwhile, might be wise to see if their preferred neighborhoods are already too saturated with fellow emigrants or tourists.—
Michael Bartiromo,
The Hill,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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International implications of using foreign fighters By allowing non-Ukrainians to serve, Kyiv runs the risk of these fighters being labelled as mercenaries by Russia, leaving them vulnerable to capture, detention and extradition to Russia.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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One of the charming aspects of following foreign football is realising that certain concepts are expressed in different ways to how it’s done in your own country.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The promise is not to sanction a handful of settlers, symbolically recognize a Palestinian state, or even to merely restrict arms sales, but to vote for an end to any US support whatsoever if there is no change.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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This broad public support for pumas could spur state wildlife agencies to explore the idea of restoring pumas in states along the East Coast where the animals were driven out decades ago by settlers, ranchers, farmers and government officials.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The first two matches this season provided contrasting evidence as to whether Wieffer, after a difficult debut campaign with Brighton, is getting to grips with a position that was alien to him in his native Netherlands.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Coming up with an answer forces us to speculate about alien motives.—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last month, the Borgo Laudato Si’ hosted a luncheon for roughly a hundred refugees, people who were homeless and others in need, as well as church volunteers who assist them.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Given Libya’s Mediterranean-facing coastline, it is seen by many refugees fleeing Sudan as a gateway to Europe, with over 200,000 Sudanese people arriving into the country since the outbreak of the civil war, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).—
Rory Fleming,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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