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
Homeland Security said that migrants were being offered a $1,000 stipend each to leave.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The Biden administration created the program in 2023 to allow FEMA to award grants to state, local, or nonprofit organizations that provide support services to migrants released from ICE custody.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Critics have characterized some of the immigration raids as aggressive and have raised concerns about potential violations of due process and the treatment of migrants in custody.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Monterrey is a city of migrants who came from the countryside to work in this industrial city.
—Karla Gachet, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
No More Deaths, an organization that tracks migrant deaths and provides humanitarian assistance to migrants, was unavailable to comment on Hollarsmith's detention.
—David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Britain’s government hopes that a deal with French officials, which aims to deport migrants who enter the country without authorization to France, will reduce the crossings.
—CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Sino-Mexican trade has boomed in recent years, and China last year became the third-biggest source of migrants to Mexico.
—Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
European migrants brought festivals such as Samhain and other observances of mortality to North America.
—George Petras, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The Biden administration created the program in 2023 to allow FEMA to award grants to state, local, or nonprofit organizations that provide support services to migrants released from ICE custody.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Critics have characterized some of the immigration raids as aggressive and have raised concerns about potential violations of due process and the treatment of migrants in custody.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Monterrey is a city of migrants who came from the countryside to work in this industrial city.
—Karla Gachet, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
No More Deaths, an organization that tracks migrant deaths and provides humanitarian assistance to migrants, was unavailable to comment on Hollarsmith's detention.
—David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Britain’s government hopes that a deal with French officials, which aims to deport migrants who enter the country without authorization to France, will reduce the crossings.
—CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Sino-Mexican trade has boomed in recent years, and China last year became the third-biggest source of migrants to Mexico.
—Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
European migrants brought festivals such as Samhain and other observances of mortality to North America.
—George Petras, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
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That includes other immigrants who continue to buy homes to move into or to invest in, even some without legal immigration status.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Republican bill did crack down on that practice but California − which has put new restrictions and payments on its Medi-Cal plan for undocumented immigrants − maintains that effort is paid for out of state funds, not federal money (because it's prohibited).—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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But the real story is the people, the pioneers who had an idea, and the settlers who turned it into a legacy.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ringneck pheasants were established 20 years later, and most of the new settlers became pheasant hunters rather than grouse hunters.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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Most contentiously, these rollbacks to Medicaid cuts would reverse restrictions that made immigrants who are generally present in the country legally, such as refugees and asylum-seekers, ineligible for Medicaid and ACA coverage.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 1945, three men — two Jewish refugees living in Brooklyn and one Nazi deserter — enlisted in the Office of Strategic Services, a precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency in the United States.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
2 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
Cite this Entry
“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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