as in immigrants
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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Recent Examples of migrants
Abrego was brought back in June to face criminal charges of transporting migrants living in the United States illegally.
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Ted Hesson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Two South Florida men are behind bars on human smuggling charges after a group of migrants arrived in the Florida Keys earlier this week.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
At the council meeting for the resolution, several migrants and their families spoke in favor of its passage, expressing their anxieties in day-to-day life, according to The Chronicle.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
An independent poll by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland last year found that a vast majority of the Irish public support welcoming policies to migrants.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The Everglades site had been the subject of intense criticism for its treatment of migrants who had been confined there amid sweltering heat, bug infestations and meager meals, prompting members of Congress and state representatives that witnessed the conditions to demand its immediate closure.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The poem presents the Trojans, and the future Romans of Virgil’s own time, as both the underdogs and the oppressors, both the migrants and the colonizers, both the wretched refugees and the imperial overlords.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The administration also has blamed former President Joe Biden for delays in pursuing the criminal charges, arguing Biden had no interest in taking action against migrants who were in the United States illegally.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
McLaughlin encouraged migrants to self-deport, noting a federal program that offers $1,000 and a free flight for those who voluntarily leave the United States.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Ted Hesson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Two South Florida men are behind bars on human smuggling charges after a group of migrants arrived in the Florida Keys earlier this week.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
At the council meeting for the resolution, several migrants and their families spoke in favor of its passage, expressing their anxieties in day-to-day life, according to The Chronicle.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
An independent poll by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland last year found that a vast majority of the Irish public support welcoming policies to migrants.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The Everglades site had been the subject of intense criticism for its treatment of migrants who had been confined there amid sweltering heat, bug infestations and meager meals, prompting members of Congress and state representatives that witnessed the conditions to demand its immediate closure.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The poem presents the Trojans, and the future Romans of Virgil’s own time, as both the underdogs and the oppressors, both the migrants and the colonizers, both the wretched refugees and the imperial overlords.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The administration also has blamed former President Joe Biden for delays in pursuing the criminal charges, arguing Biden had no interest in taking action against migrants who were in the United States illegally.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
McLaughlin encouraged migrants to self-deport, noting a federal program that offers $1,000 and a free flight for those who voluntarily leave the United States.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
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In California, for example, federal reimbursement for immigrants without legal status will go to 50% for emergency services, down from 90% for the Medicaid expansion population, according to Cava.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trump administration targets immigrants Immigrants lacking permanent legal status are not eligible to enroll in comprehensive Medicaid coverage.—
Angela Hart,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even as liberal-seeming Amir invites Yusuf to join the Muslim Association, an informal organization of male Arab landowners, Yusuf’s father is killed in a night-time confrontation with the settlers.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Native Americans, early settlers, some of our Founding Fathers and today’s small-town folk have harvested and relished pawpaws on sunny fall days.—
John Vukmirovich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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And the Orizzonti jury prize was handed to Japanese director Akio Fujimoto for his drama Lost Land, the story of two Rohingya child refugees on a perilous journey to reach Malaysia.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Last month, the Borgo Laudato Si’ hosted a luncheon for roughly a hundred refugees, people who were homeless and others in need, as well as church volunteers who assist them.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Taking the form of an address to Jarman, Prospect imagines the emigrants who set sail at the end of Jarman’s film The Last of England returning to Britain.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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