as in foreign
being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own
nonnative customs that made the recent immigrants stand out in their new country
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as in stranger
a person who is not native to or known to a community
the problems encountered by a nonnative after moving into a close-knit community
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Adjective
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Real or perceived connections to the Chinese government, companies, or foreign nationals, often raising concerns about influence or security.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025 -
The rest belongs to foreign governments, other central banks, and official international organizations, who trust the Fed to keep it locked away 80 feet below street level.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Drummond was spotted on surveillance cameras in Jackson The case began after a 7-month-old infant girl was found sitting in a car seat in a stranger's front yard near Tigrett, a community in Dyer County, on July 29.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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The neighbor collapses into the stranger, the stranger into the other—and the other, an imposing threat closing in at every corner.—
Aaron Boehmer
August 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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British and American traders disrupted the delicate balance, foreigners ’ muskets and cannons tipping the scales of battle.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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Abbey was also racist toward Native peoples and Mexicans and foreigners in the American West, and so would have supported more stringent immigration reforms, which align with Trump’s border policies.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Then there’s Rocky, a space alien made of rock that Ryland meets and befriends in space.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
27 July 2025
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Resident Alien follows an alien (Alan Tudyk) who was sent to earth to destroy humanity.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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“Nonnative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnative. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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