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noun

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Recent Examples of nonnative
Adjective
The eel, along with other invasive species, are gaining more of a foothold in the southeastern United States, causing concern among resource and wildlife managers, along with state and local agencies tasked with minimizing adverse effects of nonnative plants and animals. Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 Some states began killing the nonnative swans over the animal welfare groups’ objections. Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025 Four nonnative tick species have been identified in the state in recent years. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnative
Adjective
  • The 1970s had seen a mass exodus of Argentina’s star players abroad, particularly to Spain, where a ban on foreign players had recently been lifted.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • One is that basing a new party on a single foreign-policy issue is a mistake—whether the Iraq War in 2004 or Palestine now.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • LaKeith Stanfield co-stars in the film as an alluring stranger who attracts Grace, while Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek play Pattinson’s parents.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In the finale, a knock at the door introduces us to a stranger played by Niko Nicotera, who claims to be Alfie's father.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pappier says that Venezuela intensified detentions of foreigners after its presidential election in 2024 — a vote that Maduro has been widely accused of stealing.
    Manuel Rueda, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That, indeed, seems a fairly broad opinion in Luxembourg, with just 670,000 people, nearly half of them foreigners.
    Vivienne Walt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This lovable little alien from the blockbuster Disney movie can put on quite a show for your little one.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Labrador-Sierra pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by an alien, making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm and using false documents.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Nonnative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnative. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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