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
These migrants would be held in a wing of the facility that was previously closed due to staffing shortages.
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
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.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Officers who appeared to be conducting immigration arrests in unmarked vehicles were captured on videos shot across the country and shared online on platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Eyes Up, an application that tracks where federal agents have arrested migrants.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Europe looks set to clamp down on migrants even further.
—Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 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
Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
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.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Officers who appeared to be conducting immigration arrests in unmarked vehicles were captured on videos shot across the country and shared online on platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Eyes Up, an application that tracks where federal agents have arrested migrants.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Europe looks set to clamp down on migrants even further.
—Jonathan Portes, Time, 29 Oct. 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
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The administration has both overseen sweeping raids targeting undocumented immigrants regardless of their criminal records and cut down on pathways to legal immigration, including asylum.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Wine production in the area began around 1837, when German immigrants realized that Hermann was ideal for growing grapes.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Palm Bay, Florida, was arrested by Israeli forces in February 2025 after being accused of throwing rocks at Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Afrikaners, who are descendants of primarily Dutch colonial settlers who arrived in South Africa in the 1600s, governed the country from 1948 to 1994 and imposed racial separation laws known as apartheid.—
Annika Neklason,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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More than 150,000 new Rohingya refugees have arrived in the camps in the past two years, UNHCR says, straining the tight resources.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Afghan refugees like him await their asylum decisions in an increasingly hostile climate marked by ICE raids and deportations.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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An article in The Guardian in May 2025 reported that a record number of emigrants left New Zealand in 2023 and 2024.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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