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
Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.
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Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Armed agents, who once apprehended migrants across the US’s borders and stopped drug and human trafficking operations, now stand sentinel over federal immigration facilities that are the sites of immigration protests.
—Andy Rose 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The packages resemble the same sorts of arrangements used by criminal organizations to smuggle migrants to the United States, only in reverse.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
When a judge granted such a motion, migrants would be detained before leaving the building.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Some migrants are already coming back.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
But those flights ended up being more expensive and less efficient than the commercial flights usually contracted by ICE to expel migrants.
—Ronny Rojas, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
According to the agency, the people in custody were largely male migrants without proper legal status from Latin American countries -- some of whom had previous criminal convictions like driving under the influence.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
The Department of Defense is not expected to have a role in the invoking of the authority, which could be used to deport some migrants without a hearing.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Armed agents, who once apprehended migrants across the US’s borders and stopped drug and human trafficking operations, now stand sentinel over federal immigration facilities that are the sites of immigration protests.
—Andy Rose 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The packages resemble the same sorts of arrangements used by criminal organizations to smuggle migrants to the United States, only in reverse.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
When a judge granted such a motion, migrants would be detained before leaving the building.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Some migrants are already coming back.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
But those flights ended up being more expensive and less efficient than the commercial flights usually contracted by ICE to expel migrants.
—Ronny Rojas, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
According to the agency, the people in custody were largely male migrants without proper legal status from Latin American countries -- some of whom had previous criminal convictions like driving under the influence.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
The Department of Defense is not expected to have a role in the invoking of the authority, which could be used to deport some migrants without a hearing.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
Noun
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Our country is built on immigrants.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The first thing to do is to reduce the damage to the United States, the inflow of guns and criminals and immigrants and drugs into the United States, the destabilizing of a key part of the Western Hemisphere.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In New England, Metacom’s, or King Philip’s, War – waged between Indigenous groups and English settlers – destroyed scores of communities in one of the most destructive conflicts, measured on a per capita basis, in American history.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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Changing climate drove Norse settlers out of Greenland 700 years ago.—
Paul Bierman,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Since 1993, the organization has worked across the Sacramento area, supporting refugees, immigrants and survivors of human trafficking.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Plus, Newsom plans to boot potentially 200,000 refugees and other legal-status immigrants from full Medi-Cal coverage, saving $786 million.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
9 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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But while many Israeli emigrants have embarked on new lives in Cyprus, Canada and Thailand, according to DellaPergola’s analysis, few are prepared to speak publicly, citing a mistrust of the media and fear of anti-Israel sentiment.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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