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Recent Examples of refugees
The title refers to the million Syrian refugees that were admitted into Germany during the brutal civil war that culminated with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Moscow in November 2024.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Additionally, asylum seekers, asylees, refugees and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients would be ineligible.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
Fears around migration in Turkey Migration is a sensitive topic in Turkey, which at one point was hosting nearly 4 million Syrian refugees.
—Serra Yedikardes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The Central Council of Jews in Germany represents a population of Jewish families who largely arrived as refugees from Soviet countries and rebuilt Jewish life in Germany after the Holocaust.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Migration is a sensitive topic in Turkey, which was at one point hosting nearly 4 million Syrian refugees.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
The irregular migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants, precariously – and often fatally – trying to reach Europe in anything afloat, desperate in search of a better life.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Those wars have also sent a whole generation of refugees fleeing those conflicts to this area, including Afghans in Vista and Iraqis in El Cajon.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Additionally, asylum seekers, asylees, refugees and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients would be ineligible.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
Fears around migration in Turkey Migration is a sensitive topic in Turkey, which at one point was hosting nearly 4 million Syrian refugees.
—Serra Yedikardes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The Central Council of Jews in Germany represents a population of Jewish families who largely arrived as refugees from Soviet countries and rebuilt Jewish life in Germany after the Holocaust.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Migration is a sensitive topic in Turkey, which was at one point hosting nearly 4 million Syrian refugees.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
The irregular migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants, precariously – and often fatally – trying to reach Europe in anything afloat, desperate in search of a better life.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Those wars have also sent a whole generation of refugees fleeing those conflicts to this area, including Afghans in Vista and Iraqis in El Cajon.
—Ibrahim Al-Marashi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugees
Noun
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On Monday, several organizations of Cuban exiles and Cubans on the island who oppose the current government unveiled a plan for a democratic transition in Cuba that calls for the dismantling of Cuba’s Communist Party.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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The original plan in Iraq called for a rapid transfer of power to a group of exiles in the spring of 2003, followed by early elections and the withdrawal of all but 30,000 American troops by summer’s end.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The city urged evacuees to contact their insurance companies for additional assistance.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Later, Harry and Meghan played soccer before meeting medical evacuees from Gaza, The Telegraph reported.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An Iranian diplomat was arrested in 2018, and later convicted, for supplying a couple living in Belgium with a powerful bomb that was supposed to be used in a terrorist attack targeting Iranian expatriates in France.—
Colin P. Clarke,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Iran war has shaken Dubai’s status as a global wealth hub, as legions of expatriates scramble to escape and family offices and wealth managers reconsider their Middle East footprint.—
Robert Frank,Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Refugees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugees. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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