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
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan is charged with obstruction of an official proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent discovery and arrest for allegedly shielding a migrant from ICE agents.
—Alexandra Koch , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
In some of his final addresses, Francis called for mercy for migrants, as well as peace, advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza and a solution to the conflict in Yemen.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Sánchez’s case also illustrates the ordeal of Cuban migrants who, in recent years, have watched how policies that once benefited those fleeing communism have been stripped piece by piece by both Democratic and Republican presidents.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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He’s succeeded in drastically reducing border crossings by migrants at the southern border.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan is charged with obstruction of an official proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent discovery and arrest for allegedly shielding a migrant from ICE agents.
—Alexandra Koch , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
In some of his final addresses, Francis called for mercy for migrants, as well as peace, advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza and a solution to the conflict in Yemen.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Sánchez’s case also illustrates the ordeal of Cuban migrants who, in recent years, have watched how policies that once benefited those fleeing communism have been stripped piece by piece by both Democratic and Republican presidents.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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Governor Ron DeSantis recently endorsed child labor as a fix for worker shortages caused by mass deportations and by a new state law criminalizing undocumented immigrants.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
22 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis will be remembered for spearheading outreach to women, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQ people, and people from other faiths.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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This not-for-profit conservation organization is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of native and migratory wild birds that have been harmed or displaced.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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The monarch butterfly's annual migratory journey from Canada — through Pennsylvania — to Mexico is a breeze compared to the federal government's lengthy process to protect the dwindling species.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hundreds of Vietnamese refugees from San Diego and Orange counties attended the ceremony, and many were joined by their children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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What might destroy our society is not immigrants or refugees or Palestinians or women seeking abortions or trans people or any of the other assorted others that have been posited as undermining American society.—
Viet Thanh Nguyễn,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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My life is still at the mercy of the settlers and the occupation.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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The district and town are named for the Massapequa Tribe that lived on Long Island before European settlers arrived in the 1600s.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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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
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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