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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
Since the hair was identified in the early 1990s by a researcher shortly after NAGPRA’s passing, the federal law required institutions to repatriate Native American remains in their collections. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026 Businesses have pledged to help the police maintain stability with drones and helicopters, while other African governments have sent planes and buses to repatriate their citizens. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 28 June 2026 Malawi is one of at least five African countries to repatriate some of their citizens from South Africa, citing threats and violent attacks on them. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 Many were repatriated to the lagoon at the mouth of the creek in a moving ceremony last June. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 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
  • 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 expatriate
Verb
  • Charter schools are public schools and receive public funding, but they are privately operated under district oversight.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Amaya filed suit after receiving a charge from the Illinois Department of Human Rights, following an EEOC complaint.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of receive
Noun
  • The fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a light rail in Charlotte’s trendy South End neighborhood, just south of uptown, thrust the city into the national spotlight last August.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The 12 refugee seats, critics argue, are not simply a constitutional problem but an additional lever through which politically loyal candidates can be brought into the assembly.
    — Aqil Shah, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of refugee
Verb
  • The court clarified that children born in countries that automatically grant citizenship at birth — including the United States — retain their Italian citizenship even if their parents naturalize there.
    — Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • After 1804, however, hundreds of white French people remained in Haiti and were naturalized as Haitian citizens, securing equal rights under Dessalines’ 1805 Haitian constitution.
    — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
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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
  • Moroccan and Spanish authorities blamed social media rumors and human smuggling networks for the surge, while migrants cited unemployment and low wages as major factors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Magnets for internal migrants and gateways for immigrants, such places tend toward heterogeneity, with spaces for marginalized communities—a pattern that is not just a characteristic of the modern era.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrant
Noun
  • Anti-Trump and antisemitic sentiment coalesce into a broader anti-establishment movement, fueled by younger voters and immigrants.
    — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Having her drive reflects the reality for immigrants in Palm Beach County in recent months, as officers focus on the county.
    — Jake Shore, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of immigrant
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
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