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Recent Examples of repatriate
Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Lungu died from an undisclosed illness at a hospital in South Africa early this month and the process to repatriate his body for burial in Zambia has been marred by a bitter feud between his family and the current Zambian government.
—Jacob Zimba, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
In 2018, President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un met in Singapore, where North Korea promised to repatriate remains from their archives and sent 55 boxes with remains.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
The Swiss university repatriated the remains of the five kidnapped Kawésqar to the Chilean government in 2010.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
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Verb
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have compromised efforts within Syria to repatriate IS members living in prison camps across the country, and have led to major security lapses including smuggling of people out of camps holding IS members and their families.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Lungu died from an undisclosed illness at a hospital in South Africa early this month and the process to repatriate his body for burial in Zambia has been marred by a bitter feud between his family and the current Zambian government.
—Jacob Zimba, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
In 2018, President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un met in Singapore, where North Korea promised to repatriate remains from their archives and sent 55 boxes with remains.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
The Swiss university repatriated the remains of the five kidnapped Kawésqar to the Chilean government in 2010.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repatriate
Noun
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Even if a covered expatriate has less than $890,000 of gain in his or her assets, being a covered expatriate has negative consequences.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The Gulf’s economic miracle rests on approximately 31 million expatriates—over half the region's population.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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For Hacks, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs didn't receive any nods, though some of their counterparts like Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder did.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Figure is powered by a proprietary AI model created for it by OpenAI, with Figure also receiving funding from OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia and Intel.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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On January 26, 2023, Israeli soldiers, hidden in the cargo hold of a dairy truck, rode into the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, where the Magnum photographer Sakir Khader was preparing to leave for his grandmother’s home in Nablus.—
M. Z. Adnan,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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In 1999, then-Fort Dix provided temporary shelter to hundreds of Kosovo refugees amid the Kosovo War.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 July 2025
Verb
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Trump made clear during Tuesday’s tour that naturalized U.S. citizens — who live in so many communities in Central Florida — may be next to face detention and deportation.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Some species now naturalized in the United Kingdom, for example—from apples and asparagus to fallow deer and pheasants—arrived with Roman conquerors.—
Krista Langlois,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
Noun
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On the other end of the deal, the plane carrying the Venezuelan deportees — at the center of a months-long dispute between the Trump administration and the country’s judiciary — was expected to arrive in Caracas from El Salvador Friday afternoon.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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There was no immediate comment from Eswatini authorities over any deal to accept third-country deportees or what would happen to them in that country.—
Gerald Imray,
Fortune,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The jail is contracted to house up to 100 migrants, but appears to have an average daily population of about 242 people through mid-April, according to TRAC data.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
23 July 2025
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Demonstrators began clashing with police after ICE agents detained over 100 migrants following raids on June 6.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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The Office of Management and Budget said some grants supported left-wing causes, pointing to services for immigrants in the country illegally or LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts.—
Bianca Vázquez Toness,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Selma’s parents were immigrants from Germany, and so was her husband, Anton de Winter, as he was listed on the manifest of the Edam, the ship that brought him to Ellis Island, in 1896.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The quays around this warehouse saw millions of emigrants board ships bound for destinations such as America and Canada.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repatriate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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