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repatriate 1 of 2

noun

Definition of repatriatenext
as in expatriate

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verb

as in to receive

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Recent Examples of repatriate
Verb
Exchange Houses There are a number of exchange houses in countries such as the United Arab Emirates that help Iran repatriate funds. — Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 After years of Europe advocating for more digital sovereignty, there’s a newfound sense of urgency to repatriate key services long outsourced to US companies. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 That closes a three-month international saga that left scores of people stranded aboard the ship for weeks and spawned a complex multinational effort to repatriate the passengers, including one of the largest quarantine operations in recent memory. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 16 July 2026 His family in Colombia, meanwhile, has begun the process to repatriate his body. — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for repatriate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repatriate
  1. expatriate
  2. receive
  3. refugee
  4. naturalize
  5. deportee
  6. migrant
  7. immigrant
  8. emigrant
Noun
  • First published by Scribner in 1926, The Sun Also Rises follows American journalist Jake Barnes and a circle of expatriates traveling from Paris to Pamplona in the years following the First World War.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • More than 30,000 expatriates had registered with Fly&Vote, an initiative helping Israelis arrange election travel, which has already secured seven dedicated flights to Israel.
    — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of expatriate
Verb
  • The fact that this song has connected with fans on its own merits, apart from any boost from an anime work, is notably different from the way other artists are usually received abroad.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
  • When men receive testosterone externally, the body typically reduces — or even stops — its natural sperm production.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of receive
Noun
  • His memoir, released Tuesday, details his early life fleeing Vietnam with his father, time in refugee camps, his life as a child actor and his triumphant return to the screen.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In a matter of days, at least a hundred thousand people had been displaced by the fighting, the United Nations refugee agency said.
    — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of refugee
Verb
  • For example, Social Security's citizenship data often isn't updated when people naturalize, and the SAVE data system, operated by USCIS, frequently doesn't include records for people who became citizens as minors when their parents naturalized.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The plants are also known for their ability to multiply and naturalize.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of naturalize
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  • In December, the show, at Weiss’ direction, held off at the last minute showing Alfonsi’s report about the deportees, saying greater effort was needed to secure an interview with administration officials.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • The money was meant to be used to ensure deportees were housed in conditions that meet basic humanitarian needs, but, according to the source, there was no oversight or transparency about how that money was used after it was sent.
    — David Gilbert, Wired News, 27 May 2026
Definition of deportee
Noun
  • While the birds that left early numbered in the thousands, the number of migrants in late September becomes millions.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The integration of migrants, particularly those from Muslim-majority countries, remains contentious in Italian politics and society.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of migrant
Noun
  • The lawsuit was filed last fall by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Counsel, and Los Angeles immigrant advocacy groups during an unprecedented surge of immigration enforcement in the region.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Many Venezuelan immigrants here work in food service — at restaurants or selling meals from their homes.
    — Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of immigrant
Noun
  • Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of emigrant

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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repatriate. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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