noncitizens

plural of noncitizen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncitizens
Noun
  • Less than a century later, the Malaysian government is claiming back farms that have been held by families for decades, driving those remaining foreigners out of the country for good.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Social media has also been flooded with racist and xenophobic comments, especially about Indians, amid fears that an influx of foreigners could erode national identity in China, where the population has fallen for the past three consecutive years.
    Peter Guo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The social-media ban cut off many of these expatriates from their families.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Some parents are concerned that tuition fees for international schools in Kenya could rise further with the arrival of more expatriates in the country.
    Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Noncitizens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncitizens. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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