as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves
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as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
migrant laborers picking fruit in an orchard
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Recent Examples of migrant
NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
As one of DeSantis’ closest aides, Uthmeier helped coordinate legal strategy for transporting migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, oversaw responses to pandemic-era litigation and worked on the state’s escalating legal fight with Walt Disney Company.
—Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Austen Erblat, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Early in her tenure, Noem made decisions that rankled Coast Guard officials, including shifting resources away from a search-and-rescue mission to find a missing service member and putting them toward deporting migrants, the sources told NBC News.
—NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
As one of DeSantis’ closest aides, Uthmeier helped coordinate legal strategy for transporting migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, oversaw responses to pandemic-era litigation and worked on the state’s escalating legal fight with Walt Disney Company.
—Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
This has led to a pattern of unlawful detentions and mass deportations, creating a climate of fear and exacerbating the 'chilling effect' for migrant communities and for international students across schools and campuses.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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Federal agents arrested more than 4,000 undocumented immigrants from the beginning of the operation on December 1 through February 4, according to the Department of Homeland Security.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Also, please tell me what your job is and how you were affected by the influx of immigrants.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Whimbrels and other migratory birds face challenges including climate change, which is making hurricanes and tropical storms more frequent and more intense; rising sea levels; hunting, for both subsistence and sport; and habitat loss.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The capture in Gran Canaria falls into the juvenile-to-subadult size range, suggesting these waters could serve as a nursery or perhaps a migratory corridor.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Vietnamese refugees who arrived in the 1970s and 80s transformed a stretch of run-down shops into a vibrant commercial district, and their children entered Oklahoma’s mainstream as judges, physicians, attorneys and business owners.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
18 Feb. 2026
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Biden-era sponsorship of immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela also allowed more legal immigrants, and Milwaukee in particular became a hub for Burmese refugees from Myanmar.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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In addition to documenting the attacks against Ballal, the site also mentions the July 28 death, after allegedly being shot by an Israeli settler, of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, who was featured in the film.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Ballal said a soldier, who came to their home accompanied by another soldier and a settler-herder, grabbed his brother by the neck and tried to choke him.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The city’s Hadhramis are descendants of the emigrants from Yemen’s Hadhramout region who began settling in Johor in the 1800s.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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