as in migrants
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 immigrants
Just consider these arrests first, if only to give victims — many immigrants themselves — consideration, too.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Investigators said the four people were in a boat that was carrying several undocumented immigrants when it was detected about 21 miles to the east of Miami-Dade County, and was headed west toward shore.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The company’s federal contracts related to transporting, detaining, monitoring and deporting undocumented immigrants already totaled more than $1 billion per year.
—David Hickey, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Since the beginning of this year, 13 immigrants have died in ICE custody.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The two discuss and explore how immigrants have shaped patriotic music.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
The House will vote on legislation that would allow the deportation of immigrants convicted of harming a police dog or other animals used in law enforcement.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The poll showed that slim majorities of predominantly Spanish-speaking voters, voters who were born in another country and first-generation immigrants support the voter ID measure.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Stanton’s disdain for immigrants led her into emergent realms of pseudoscience that would transform into eugenics; her rhetoric about women strayed from the principle of gender equality into essentialist ideas about women’s feminine specialness.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Investigators said the four people were in a boat that was carrying several undocumented immigrants when it was detected about 21 miles to the east of Miami-Dade County, and was headed west toward shore.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The company’s federal contracts related to transporting, detaining, monitoring and deporting undocumented immigrants already totaled more than $1 billion per year.
—David Hickey, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Since the beginning of this year, 13 immigrants have died in ICE custody.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The two discuss and explore how immigrants have shaped patriotic music.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
The House will vote on legislation that would allow the deportation of immigrants convicted of harming a police dog or other animals used in law enforcement.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The poll showed that slim majorities of predominantly Spanish-speaking voters, voters who were born in another country and first-generation immigrants support the voter ID measure.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Stanton’s disdain for immigrants led her into emergent realms of pseudoscience that would transform into eugenics; her rhetoric about women strayed from the principle of gender equality into essentialist ideas about women’s feminine specialness.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrants
Noun
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Many South African farms are ringed in barbed wire and outfitted with security cameras; one of the migrants told me a story about confronting armed robbers.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Four more African migrants deported from the United States arrived in Eswatini, authorities said Thursday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Most emigrants left from Sicily, where enterprising local authorities have tried to redress the balance by tempting back Italian descendants from abroad.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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This hasn’t stopped Iranian emigrants from speaking out.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
13 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, three Palestinians were killed in a violent clash with settlers near Khirbet Abu Falah, east of Ramallah, and in a rare rebuke, the Israeli military strongly condemned the settler violence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Mohamad Torokman / Reuters The Palestinian Health Ministry said one Palestinian was also killed in an attack by Israeli settlers overnight.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His parents were working-class refugees from the East.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The award-winning film depicts the crisis among refugees who were stranded on the Belarus-Poland border.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Immigrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrants. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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