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
Vilerka Bilbao, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
The birthright citizenship order, issued hours after Mr. Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, would reinterpret the 14th Amendment and make the children of temporary or unlawful immigrants ineligible for automatic U.S. citizenship.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
Successive waves of immigrants from Eastern Europe, Southern Europe and Ireland weren’t readily accepted due to their traditions, foreign tongues, different foods and, of course, their poverty.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
In this beautiful novel, Reyes, the son of two Salvadoran immigrants, crafts a love story that combines science fiction and history.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Noun
From the Chinese laborers who built the railroads, to the Cuban refugees who revitalized Miami, to the undocumented parents who clean our hospitals and grow our food, immigrants and their children are not outsiders to the American story.
—Vilerka Bilbao, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
The birthright citizenship order, issued hours after Mr. Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, would reinterpret the 14th Amendment and make the children of temporary or unlawful immigrants ineligible for automatic U.S. citizenship.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
Successive waves of immigrants from Eastern Europe, Southern Europe and Ireland weren’t readily accepted due to their traditions, foreign tongues, different foods and, of course, their poverty.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
In this beautiful novel, Reyes, the son of two Salvadoran immigrants, crafts a love story that combines science fiction and history.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
Noun
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Even as many New Yorkers, especially migrants, remain regular churchgoers, others have drifted away from the faith.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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The recent release of the IPU serves as a warning that IRS audits of expatriate tax returns claiming CTC and ACTC are likely to increase.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Wiley, especially, emphasized the expatriate community her shop serves with its array of European chocolates, cheeses and candies and other foods.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Read: Hong Kong is self-destructing Since 2019, more than 5,000 emigrants have moved to the South London borough of Sutton, where a local group organized a camp in 2023 to educate children of the Hong Kong diaspora about Chinese repression.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2025
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In the massacre, settlers of the LDS Church involved in a territorial militia killed 120 American western emigrants.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His foreign ministry spelled out that talks about the root causes of the conflict must precede discussions of a ceasefire.—
Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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President Donald Trump is about to begin the first major foreign trip of his second term, traveling next week to Saudi Arabia, while also making stops in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, nations that play a key role in mediating conflicts in the region.—
The Editors,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The remarkable resilience of Alaskans - indigenous and settlers alike – resonates will all visitors, and a strong connection to the land and resources is a common thread that binds them.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The settler spirit, much derided now, represented an awesome ability.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Their latest outing about a lonely young space enthusiast hobnobbing with alien galaxy leaders sounds intriguing and, per Pixar’s standards, heartwarming.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
17 May 2025
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Chris Sanders, who voiced the furry blue alien in the original, will also voice the CGI alien of the remake, with Maia Kealoha and Sydney Elizebeth Agudong respectively playing Lilo and her older sister Nani.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The March, and the Madrid Accords agreement between Spain, Morocco and Mauretania that followed, signified regime change and the forceful displacement of majority of Sahrawis, many of whom now live in refugee camps in Algeria.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The processing of Afrikaners granted refugee status has also been unusually fast.—
May 9,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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