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Recent Examples of repatriate
Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
Most countries, citing security and logistics concerns, have either refused to repatriate their citizens from al-Hol or have taken years to do so.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
Danish pension funds were one of the first to repatriate money and reduce their dollar exposure this time last year.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Inflation has stabilized in the period since, while foreign companies operating in the country have been able to repatriate dollar earnings.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of security concerns, called on the Iraqi government to repatriate her.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
Most countries, citing security and logistics concerns, have either refused to repatriate their citizens from al-Hol or have taken years to do so.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
Danish pension funds were one of the first to repatriate money and reduce their dollar exposure this time last year.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Inflation has stabilized in the period since, while foreign companies operating in the country have been able to repatriate dollar earnings.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repatriate
Noun
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The couple moved to the Middle East and worked as pastor and pastor’s wife, ministering to expatriates, learning Arabic and homeschooling their growing brood.—
Rachel Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The open eateries were sparsely filled and had attracted a mix of Saudis and expatriates.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Investigators have received tens of thousands of tips, and followed up on thousands of leads, but nothing appears to have panned out.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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The kits' contents largely depend on donations the program receives.—
MAKIYA SEMINERA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Shah Alam, a refugee from Myanmar, had spent much of the previous year in custody awaiting trial on criminal charges that were ultimately resolved with a misdemeanor plea deal, according to Reuters.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Murphy’s guest to the rally was Fereshteh Ganjavi, the founder and executive director of Elena’s Light, a Connecticut nonprofit that supports refugee women.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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Roughly 11% are noncitizen immigrants and 17% are naturalized citizens, according to KFF’s analysis of federal data.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Estimates show there were more than 300,000 immigrants who were not naturalized citizens in San Diego County as of 2024.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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El Salvador has received about 250 Venezuelan nationals in March last year, while the other nations received far fewer deportees, ranging from 29 sent to Equatorial Guinea to none sent to Palau so far, according to the report.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Deportations to Mexico are routine, but countries including Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and Venezuela have at times resisted accepting deportees.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In recent years, there have been several incidents involving Cuba’s coast guards and boats from the United States, usually carrying migrants trying to leave the island or involved in drug trafficking.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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On the anniversary itself, July 4, Leo will be visiting the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, the main arrival point of migrants who are smuggled to Europe from north Africa.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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In the hearing, Noem defended her agency’s treatment of immigrants caught up in enforcement activities, and blamed activists and others for attacks against officers.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Somali immigrants in Minnesota devouring residents’ cats and dogs?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The city’s Hadhramis are descendants of the emigrants from Yemen’s Hadhramout region who began settling in Johor in the 1800s.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repatriate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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