as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
most out-migrants cited the state's high cost of living as their main reason for leaving
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Recent Examples of out-migrant
The bluest of states — California, with almost 1.2 million domestic out-migrants since the census – is Exhibit A.
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Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-migrant
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That percentage was reported by CBS, which obtained an internal DHS document that showed that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE were charged or convicted of violent criminal offenses.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The court’s conservative majority has approved nearly all of the president’s unprecedented number of emergency applications seeking a green light for government layoffs, federal funding freezes, expedited removal of immigrants, and expulsion of transgender military service members.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In recent years, there have been several incidents involving Cuba’s coast guards and boats from the United States, usually carrying migrants trying to leave the island or involved in drug trafficking.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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On the anniversary itself, July 4, Leo will be visiting the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, the main arrival point of migrants who are smuggled to Europe from north Africa.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Last week, settlers killed a Palestinian-American man, Nasrallah Abu Siyam.—
AREF TUFAHA,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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These settlers played a key role in establishing businesses, including dry goods stores, banks, and shipping companies.—
Jason Touvi,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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Shah Alam, a refugee from Myanmar, had spent much of the previous year in custody awaiting trial on criminal charges that were ultimately resolved with a misdemeanor plea deal, according to Reuters.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Murphy’s guest to the rally was Fereshteh Ganjavi, the founder and executive director of Elena’s Light, a Connecticut nonprofit that supports refugee women.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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The city’s Hadhramis are descendants of the emigrants from Yemen’s Hadhramout region who began settling in Johor in the 1800s.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Out-migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-migrant. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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