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
Inglewood is already diverse — most residents are Latino or Black, and nearly a third are immigrants.
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The parish was founded by Croatian immigrants in 1900 to provide a community to the growing Croatian population.
—Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Over the past weeks, family members and advocates have said that immigrants being held there had been moved to other Florida immigration facilities, such as Krome North Processing Center and Miami FDC, or transferred out of state.
—Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Consider that between the 1830s and 1850s, hundreds of thousands of German immigrants settled in places like New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Missouri, bringing with them a taste for dark sourdough breads, lager beer, sausages, and a delicatessen tradition.
—Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
The city’s demographic makeup has a much higher proportion of Latino and Asian groups, and the number of immigrants is also significantly higher throughout the region.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
Modern leaders Ever since the anti-immigrant 1990s governorship of the Protestant Pete Wilson, our governors, all Catholic, have defended immigrants.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Reform candidate Rob Kenyon, a local plumber, is hoping to tap into concerns about immigration — frequently expressed by voters despite relatively low numbers of immigrants in Makerfield.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
But Elodia said many immigrants will be too scared to come out and watch.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 11 June 2026
Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The parish was founded by Croatian immigrants in 1900 to provide a community to the growing Croatian population.
—Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Over the past weeks, family members and advocates have said that immigrants being held there had been moved to other Florida immigration facilities, such as Krome North Processing Center and Miami FDC, or transferred out of state.
—Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Consider that between the 1830s and 1850s, hundreds of thousands of German immigrants settled in places like New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Missouri, bringing with them a taste for dark sourdough breads, lager beer, sausages, and a delicatessen tradition.
—Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
The city’s demographic makeup has a much higher proportion of Latino and Asian groups, and the number of immigrants is also significantly higher throughout the region.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
Modern leaders Ever since the anti-immigrant 1990s governorship of the Protestant Pete Wilson, our governors, all Catholic, have defended immigrants.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Reform candidate Rob Kenyon, a local plumber, is hoping to tap into concerns about immigration — frequently expressed by voters despite relatively low numbers of immigrants in Makerfield.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
But Elodia said many immigrants will be too scared to come out and watch.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrants
Noun
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Ten migrants survived the shipwreck, which occurred on June 12 in the Mediterranean Sea, off the eastern part of the North African nation, according to the Abreen group, which tracks movements of migrants in eastern Libya.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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His targets are mostly, but not exclusively, migrants.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Between 1854 and 1891, the fort protected emigrants, mail coaches, freight wagons, and travelers along the Trans-Pecos stretch of the San Antonio–El Paso Road and Chihuahua Trail.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The film also uncovers documentation of how the white settlers, with the implicit accord of the Canadian government, murdered thousands of Nuxalk in 1862 with the smallpox virus and colonized the land.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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While that name was chosen in 1946 by Ned Irish, the team’s founder and president, Knickerbocker is a Dutch surname that dates back to the early settlers of New Netherland.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The law ended eligibility for legal refugees and asylum seekers.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Investigators probe whether Moscow ordered the brazen daylight killing in eastern Poland, now a key refuge for Russian and Belarusian dissidents and for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian war refugees.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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“Immigrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrants. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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