as in foreigners
a person who is not native to or known to a community
although we have lived in the village for years, to the natives whose families have been here for generations, we are still outlanders
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Noun
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But outbursts of xenophobic violence against foreigners also have accompanied that sporadically.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026 -
Adams is thrilled that the world is now getting an unfiltered view of what foreigners think of America.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Their bond is evident to the strangers who encounter them on the streets.—
Fernanda Pesce,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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But for a group of children at Maria Fareri, the more lasting memory may be the morning a group of strangers in green and yellow showed up just to cheer for them.—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Once again, we’re shown Blunt’s character being hijacked by aliens mid-weather report, uttering an alien language of clicks and pops.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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“Outlanders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlanders. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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