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
Some migrants are released while their cases proceed; others remain in prolonged legal limbo.
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Candace Lukasik, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Over the past year, groups of a few hundred migrants have typically dispersed within days without traveling beyond southern Mexico.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Already, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Denmark have entered into negotiations with governments mainly in Africa to host sites to hold migrants denied asylum.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Several videos of migrants being detained after their cases were dismissed have gone viral on social media.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Chicago native Pope Leo XIV also condemned the nation’s recent treatment of migrants.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
At least 30 migrants died in US detention centers last year, the highest number since 2004, a year after the creation of ICE.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
In the 1980s, during China’s economic reforms, Deng Xiaoping declared the city a special economic zone, calling on migrants from across the country to move there to construct a metropolis from the ground up.
—Yi-Ling Liu, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
But great replacement theorists wildly exaggerate demographic changes involving migrants of color in order to present them as a mushrooming threat to White people.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Candace Lukasik, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Over the past year, groups of a few hundred migrants have typically dispersed within days without traveling beyond southern Mexico.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Already, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Denmark have entered into negotiations with governments mainly in Africa to host sites to hold migrants denied asylum.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Several videos of migrants being detained after their cases were dismissed have gone viral on social media.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Chicago native Pope Leo XIV also condemned the nation’s recent treatment of migrants.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
At least 30 migrants died in US detention centers last year, the highest number since 2004, a year after the creation of ICE.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
In the 1980s, during China’s economic reforms, Deng Xiaoping declared the city a special economic zone, calling on migrants from across the country to move there to construct a metropolis from the ground up.
—Yi-Ling Liu, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
But great replacement theorists wildly exaggerate demographic changes involving migrants of color in order to present them as a mushrooming threat to White people.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
Noun
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But especially for a child of immigrants with absolutely no ties to this industry or access points, getting to the next step over the past several years was so difficult.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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The state has the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, which requires immigrants to present identity and lawful status documents before receiving a license.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Most families here are descendants of settlers from Ireland and England who came in pursuit of cod 300-plus years ago.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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These white settlers came in successive waves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The change in eligibility requirements comes from federal policy updates barring certain asylees, refugees, parolees, individuals with deportation or removal withheld, conditional entrants and victims of trafficking from accessing Cal Fresh, according to the Department of Public Social Services.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The tightening of the reins in the British Mandate for Palestine comes as Adolf Hitler and Germany invade Poland, triggering the beginnings of World War II, and as Jewish refugees fleeing persecution begin entering the region.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The book looked at the world of Bad Bridgets, a swath of Irish women emigrants that were deemed troublemakers, noting that for a time Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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The website notes that the park has its own trove of Oregon Trail history, like Register Rock, a popular spot for emigrants to etch their names in stone.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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