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Recent Examples of refugee
Unlike asylum-seekers, refugees apply for relief and substantiate their claims through the United Nations.
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Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Our honest presumption is that these cast-offs will now go to help someone less fortunate—either sold by a charity shop, gifted to a homeless person, or sent overseas to clothe a refugee family.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Nomad Shadow, Eimi Imanishi’s poignant debut feature about a refugee to Spain who’s forced to return to Western Sahara.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Perry: What needs to happen is an end to the war with reconstruction (as opposed to humanitarian) aid completely conditional on Hamas disarming and leaving, with the people allowed to exit as refugees if Hamas refuses.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
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Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Our honest presumption is that these cast-offs will now go to help someone less fortunate—either sold by a charity shop, gifted to a homeless person, or sent overseas to clothe a refugee family.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Nomad Shadow, Eimi Imanishi’s poignant debut feature about a refugee to Spain who’s forced to return to Western Sahara.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Perry: What needs to happen is an end to the war with reconstruction (as opposed to humanitarian) aid completely conditional on Hamas disarming and leaving, with the people allowed to exit as refugees if Hamas refuses.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
Noun
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By the end of the story, Anatevka’s entire Jewish population will be forced into exile.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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That support must be extended to exiles and our institutions.—
SVIATLANA TSIKHANOUSKAYA,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But neither the long shadow of loss nor The Lord of Slabtown can fully diminish the mutual joy that Nate and Polly get from being fugitives together.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 July 2025
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James Earl Ray, then a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to a 99-year prison term.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The interests of the hybrids and the aliens aren’t inherently at odds.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Where do the aliens come in? Sandra (Eva Longoria) keeps blowing up Ice Cube’s internal work DMs to hop on a call.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As discussed in my previous Forbes article, covered expatriates involuntarily stripped of citizenship face a mark-to-market tax on unrealized gains and U.S. recipients of gifts or inheritances from them at any future date face significant transfer taxes.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In cities with large Norwegian communities, such as London, Seattle, and throughout the Midwest in the United States, expatriates and descendants of Norwegian immigrants come together to honor their heritage.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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