relocatees

noun

plural of relocatee
as in refugees

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocatees
  1. refugees
  2. immigrants
  3. evacuees
  4. emigrants
  5. expatriates
  6. migrants
  7. defectors
Noun
  • Its floors filled with bunk beds, a prison and hospital, all deep underground, have been repurposed over the years as overflow housing for refugees, asylum seekers and the homeless.
    — Rob Schmitz, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Steven Spielberg’s personal masterpiece is the saga of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), who saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish refugees in Poland during the Holocaust.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of refugees
Noun
  • Across the country, immigrants have stayed home from work, kept children out of school and avoided stores, churches and other places that once anchored daily life.
    — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of immigrants lawfully present in Connecticut are slated to lose their Medicare coverage by January, the latest federal cutback that’s spurred some lawmakers and advocates here to call for state intervention.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of immigrants
Noun
  • British Columbia Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene said the state of emergency gives the province additional powers, including the ability to restrict travel and secure accommodations for evacuees that might otherwise be unavailable.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Highway 97, a major route through the region, was closed between Peachland and Penticton as roads filled with evacuees.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of evacuees
Noun
  • The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
    — Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of emigrants
Noun
  • Likewise, the Relief Procedures for Certain Former Citizens provides a pathway for eligible former citizens with minimal tax liability to resolve outstanding filing obligations without becoming covered expatriates.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • His success in the States landed him on the Israeli reality series The Americans, which follows Israeli expatriates chasing the American dream in the United States.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Definition of expatriates
Noun
  • The Tribune Editorial Board recently highlighted Cincinnati’s readiness plan, which anticipates attracting climate migrants in the decades ahead.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The groups blame migrants for high unemployment, crime and pressure on public services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrants
Noun
  • But intelligence officials previously told The Associated Press that Russia’s security services are now more brazen in their choice of targets, going after Russian activists and foreign supporters of Ukraine as well as military defectors.
    — Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But intelligence officials previously told The Associated Press that Russia's security services are now more brazen in their choice of targets, going after Russian activists and foreign supporters of Ukraine as well as military defectors.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of defectors
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