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
Shibani Mahtani,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Countries with large populations of Venezuelan migrants, including Peru and Colombia, have accused the group of being behind a spree of violence in the region.
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Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
In recent weeks, the far-right has been accused of co-opting two separate stabbings to advance its anti-migrant narrative.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Noun
In recent weeks, NGOs helping the workers say the Cambodian authorities have stepped up detention of migrants for visa violations, cramming them in overcrowded detention facilities.
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Shibani Mahtani,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Countries with large populations of Venezuelan migrants, including Peru and Colombia, have accused the group of being behind a spree of violence in the region.
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Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Adjective
And some migrant-rights advocates fear the court might go even further, ultimately allowing the president or Congress to strip citizenship from tens of millions of adults born in the United States to parents who lacked legal permission.
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Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
In recent weeks, the far-right has been accused of co-opting two separate stabbings to advance its anti-migrant narrative.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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Her parents are both undocumented immigrants who spent decades in San Diego, working as paleteros, selling ice cream, building a life and raising a family.
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Instead, Valadao will face off against progressive Randy Villegas, a college professor and son of Mexican immigrants, who built grassroots support in the heavily Latino, working-class district.
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Timing matters even in urban areas, where city parks and green spaces often sit along key migratory routes.
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Critics have argued that the approach serves the priorities of rich donor countries that prefer to stop migration earlier in a migratory route, even when the migration in question is forced rather than voluntary.
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Carroz came to California as a Hmong refugee and earned a doctorate in education, equity and democracy from the University of California, Berkeley.
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The plot focuses on a young man named Yahya, who must travel from Mecca to Berlin for his father’s cancer treatment, confronting past traumas and finding refuge in an encounter with a Syrian refugee nurse.
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Goldman has consistently criticized Israel's government and condemned settler violence but has stopped short of describing the conflict as a genocide, which Lander has done.
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Goldman has consistently criticized Israel’s government and condemned settler violence but has stopped short of describing the conflict as a genocide, which Lander has done.
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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.
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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.
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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