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
More than 28,000 migrants have arrived in small boats across the Channel so far this year.
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Vitalii Yalahuzian, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
The governor, apparently not a fan of Paul’s letter to the Romans about respecting authorities, ignored the orders and continued to let migrants be shredded in the river.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Nguyen, who regularly accompanies migrants at immigration court, said Friday that the group has not seen any arrests in the hallway for the past two weeks.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Wala said that framing enables the government to treat migrants and asylum seekers as enemy combatants.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
In recent years, Stein says Russia has launched a variety of hybrid attacks on Poland, including weaponizing migrants and busing them to the Belarus-Polish border.
—September 11, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Roughly 16 years later, Morales, originally from the Mexican state of Oaxaca, has established herself in the border city of 2 million people as one of the region’s most prominent activists, now running a nongovernmental organization that supports migrants like her.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The White House did not immediately publicize the order and, fearing imminent removal to an unknown location, some migrants sued.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 9 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
Vitalii Yalahuzian, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
The governor, apparently not a fan of Paul’s letter to the Romans about respecting authorities, ignored the orders and continued to let migrants be shredded in the river.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Nguyen, who regularly accompanies migrants at immigration court, said Friday that the group has not seen any arrests in the hallway for the past two weeks.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Wala said that framing enables the government to treat migrants and asylum seekers as enemy combatants.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
In recent years, Stein says Russia has launched a variety of hybrid attacks on Poland, including weaponizing migrants and busing them to the Belarus-Polish border.
—September 11, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Roughly 16 years later, Morales, originally from the Mexican state of Oaxaca, has established herself in the border city of 2 million people as one of the region’s most prominent activists, now running a nongovernmental organization that supports migrants like her.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The White House did not immediately publicize the order and, fearing imminent removal to an unknown location, some migrants sued.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 9 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
Noun
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The biggest Flock controversy centers on allegations that law enforcement has abused the company’s surveillance network to target women, immigrants, and people engaging in legal activity outside their home states.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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There are visual references to refugees, immigrants, medieval morality plays, New Orleans funerals.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The earth itself has an abundance of pot-worthy clay, which attracted early settlers and has continued to sustain generations of potters.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Island habitats are particularly vulnerable to invasive species, often brought by human settlers, Wiens said, and not necessarily representative of a broader extinction risk.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are visual references to refugees, immigrants, medieval morality plays, New Orleans funerals.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Our right-wing Christians are fighting to turn away the most desperate foreign refugees, all while worshiping Jesus, who was once a foreign refugee.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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