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noun

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as in expatriate

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verb

as in to receive

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Recent Examples of repatriate
Verb
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 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 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 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
  • The 311 app will receive messages and respond on the next business day.
    — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Washington already has a third-round receiving gem in Terry McLaurin.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of receive
Noun
  • The AfD also aims to segregate refugees and disabled children in schools and rework the curriculum to portray a more positive view of Germany's history.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The party’s manifesto also calls for segregated classes, with refugee children taught separately by other refugees, and teaching designed to convey the message that staying in Germany is temporary.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 7 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
  • Most Haitian migrants settled in Brooklyn neighborhoods including Flatbush, East Flatbush and Crown Heights.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Migration remains one of the most heated political issues in Britain, despite the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats falling to its lowest level since 2020, according to the Home Office.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of migrant
Noun
  • The anger fueled the rise of Sanseito, a minor right-wing party that rallied against immigrants in recent elections, putting pressure on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party government.
    — Christine Miyawaki, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Real quick An ICE officer has been charged in connection with the January shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 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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