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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
The agreement is part of a larger international initiative to repatriate artifacts and human remains acquired by Western institutions during the colonial era. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The agreement between the university and the FNR forms part of a wider international movement to repatriate artifacts and human remains acquired by Western institutions during the colonial era. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Nigeria will be restored to an index that measures equities in frontier markets, three years after it was delisted over concerns about the ability to repatriate earnings. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026 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 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
  • But unlike most Israeli expatriates, his return voyage was a 10,000-mile, 30-plus-hour odyssey from a remote sheep station in the Australian outback to his village in the Galilee, in northern Israel.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Thousands of Serb expatriates in the United States, Australia and New Zealand face the same problem.
    — Branimir Pipal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of expatriate
Verb
  • Part of Zingale’s job at the time was to consider how the governor’s actions would be received by the public.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In Hungary, the defense minister said fighter jets escorted three passenger planes Friday through the country's airspace within an hour after each received a bomb threat.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of receive
Noun
  • Kamiński left Poland as a political refugee in 1981, dreaming of American movies.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In the short, a group of refugees from a post-apocalyptic Earth search for a new planet to call home.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of refugee
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  • Those charges could lead to years in prison and thwart their efforts to naturalize.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Where You Mow Regularly Bulbs such as crocuses planted in lawn and left to naturalize can make a colorful early springtime display, but there’s a caveat.
    — Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of naturalize
Noun
  • 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
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  • Last New Year’s Eve, a boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off the coast of Gambia.
    — Eve Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Some in the caravans gathering this week hope that after the elections, migrants might receive better treatment at the hands of US immigration officials.
    — Merlín Delcid, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of migrant
Noun
  • Still, Becerra, who grew up in a working-class immigrant family, has shown a personal interest in allying with organized labor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Last year’s winner Maido, for example, was a Peruvian restaurant run by Mitsuharu ‘Micha’ Tsumura, who is a descendant of Japanese immigrants to Peru and uses Japanese cooking techniques.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 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
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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repatriate. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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