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
Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Maduro clamped down on dissent, jailing hundreds of activists, ordering government forces to fire on protesters and triggering another exodus of migrants.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
In Minneapolis, a coalition of migrant rights groups called for a demonstration at Powderhorn Park, a large green space about half a mile from the residential neighborhood where the 37-year-old Good was shot Wednesday.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Trump is, in effect, attempting to make use of the same discretion, in reverse, but without regard to the fact that many of these migrants are well settled in their communities, with jobs, neighbors, and children who are citizens, or to the conditions in their home countries.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Maduro clamped down on dissent, jailing hundreds of activists, ordering government forces to fire on protesters and triggering another exodus of migrants.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
This enabled him to make huge gains in Latino communities, which often bore the burden of accommodating the migrant surge during the Biden administration.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
In Minneapolis, a coalition of migrant rights groups called for a demonstration at Powderhorn Park, a large green space about half a mile from the residential neighborhood where the 37-year-old Good was shot Wednesday.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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Google, Microsoft and Uber are led by immigrants, and many people across the industry's ranks were born outside the United States.—
Joseph Menn The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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One video pairs photos of Trump with the swooning sound of a Taylor Swift song; another mashes up a video snippet of the comedian Theo Von and shots of immigrants getting deported.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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As a precaution, Petro said his government had implemented measures to protect civilians, preserve stability along the Colombian-Venezuelan border and prepare for any potential humanitarian or migratory impact.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
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In 2018, with rampant hyperinflation and a migratory exodus underway, Maduro was reelected president in a vote boycotted by the opposition due to a lack of guarantees that the election would be free and fair.—
Germán Padinger,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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In one strike, a 13-year-old, his father and a 22-year-old man were hit by Israeli drones on the eastern side of the central Bureij refugee camp, according to officials from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central town of Deir al-Balah, which received the bodies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Hmong ethnic group began migrating to Minnesota in the 1970s as refugees.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The scene Monday reflected the culmination of Israeli settlers’ long campaign to turn this site, overlooking the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, into a settlement.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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The show traces Hawaii's history, from the arrival of the first Polynesian settlers to the missionary colonizers publicly banning hula, culminating with the cultural practice once again being celebrated in the islands.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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The hotel was underwritten by the local banana-growing elite as well as by Canarian emigrants who had made their fortunes in the Americas.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Along with cargo, millions of emigrants boarded ships bound for the U.S. and Canada from nearby docks, including the likes of Albert Einstein and abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning (who has a 1969 painting in the galleries).—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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