as in exiles
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons
refugees began returning to their homeland after years of political unrest and war
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Recent Examples of refugees
There are visual references to refugees, immigrants, medieval morality plays, New Orleans funerals.
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David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Our right-wing Christians are fighting to turn away the most desperate foreign refugees, all while worshiping Jesus, who was once a foreign refugee.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Fortune Eight centers supporting refugees returning to Afghanistan shut down.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
In addition to sharing mutual regional interests with Sharaa, the leaders of Gulf Arab states want a Syrian state that is free from internal war and can absorb the millions of refugees that fled the conflict to other countries in the Middle East.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
The district began evolving into an Asian cultural and business center after the Vietnam War, when Orlando saw a significant arrival of Vietnamese immigrants and refugees in the 1970s.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
And the Orizzonti jury prize was handed to Japanese director Akio Fujimoto for his drama Lost Land, the story of two Rohingya child refugees on a perilous journey to reach Malaysia.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Given Libya’s Mediterranean-facing coastline, it is seen by many refugees fleeing Sudan as a gateway to Europe, with over 200,000 Sudanese people arriving into the country since the outbreak of the civil war, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
—Rory Fleming, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Many wonder whether the boat wasn’t carrying refugees instead of drugs.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Our right-wing Christians are fighting to turn away the most desperate foreign refugees, all while worshiping Jesus, who was once a foreign refugee.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Fortune Eight centers supporting refugees returning to Afghanistan shut down.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
In addition to sharing mutual regional interests with Sharaa, the leaders of Gulf Arab states want a Syrian state that is free from internal war and can absorb the millions of refugees that fled the conflict to other countries in the Middle East.
—David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
The district began evolving into an Asian cultural and business center after the Vietnam War, when Orlando saw a significant arrival of Vietnamese immigrants and refugees in the 1970s.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
And the Orizzonti jury prize was handed to Japanese director Akio Fujimoto for his drama Lost Land, the story of two Rohingya child refugees on a perilous journey to reach Malaysia.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Given Libya’s Mediterranean-facing coastline, it is seen by many refugees fleeing Sudan as a gateway to Europe, with over 200,000 Sudanese people arriving into the country since the outbreak of the civil war, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
—Rory Fleming, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Many wonder whether the boat wasn’t carrying refugees instead of drugs.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugees
Noun
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Nicknamed El Refugio by many exiles, the name became synonymous with the Freedom Tower.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The overarching storyline for Battletech is the struggle between the noble houses born from the Succession Wars and the returning exiles of the Clans.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Same as 20 years ago, when some Katrina evacuees navigated such injustices.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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For three days, Qaddoura worked recruiting volunteers to help the relief effort as more evacuees arrived in Houston.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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If an investor who has not sold the IP expatriates for example, valuation of the interest will be included in determining the investor’s net worth and may subject the investor to unexpected taxes as a covered expatriate, for both income and estate tax purposes.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Refugees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugees. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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