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noun

plural of repatriate
as in refugees

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verb

present tense third-person singular of repatriate
as in naturalizes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repatriates
  1. refugees
  2. receives
  3. expatriates
  4. admits
  5. migrants
  6. immigrants
  7. emigrants
  8. evacuees
Noun
  • Many refugees continue to make perilous sea journeys on rickety boats to flee the violence.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • More than 5,400 Rohingya refugees have fled by boat so far this year, with 540 reported missing or dead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of refugees
Verb
  • The Smithsonian, which receives significant federal funding, now faces pressure over both its governance and its relationship with the administration.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • The Associated Press’ women in the workforce coverage receives financial support from Pivotal Ventures.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of receives
Noun
  • It’s loosely based on an actual Chilean colony where German expatriates tortured prisoners at the behest of General Pinochet.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • The Gulf states are home to several million Indian and Pakistani expatriates, and the region supplies much of the oil and gas on which both nations depend.
    — Michael Kugelman, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of expatriates
Verb
  • Lehmann admits the clash of personalities made for a complicated shoot.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Wadden admits that the color has a richness and warmth that might seem like a daring choice to homeowners who are accustomed to more understated palettes.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of admits
Noun
  • However, our calculations show that population growth in Florida, particularly from out-of-state migrants, has nearly stopped.
    — Matt Brooks, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • The first center to receive the letter was Adelanto, in California, where four Mexican migrants died.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of migrants
Noun
  • Dozens of airport workers, labor organizers and community leaders gathered at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday as work permits were coming to an end for thousands of Haitian immigrants in South Florida.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
  • Simpson’s moves may be out of lockstep with state Republican lawmakers, who this year introduced scores of bills aiming to crack down on immigration and the people who hire some immigrants.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
Definition of immigrants
Noun
  • The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Definition of emigrants
Noun
  • On Wednesday, staff were helping evacuees and first responders by providing access to food, water and offering a place to come together.
    — Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The fires previously also caused more than 200 people to voluntarily evacuate from a trailer park community near Krome Avenue on Wednesday, but the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday such evacuees were allowed to return to their homes.
    — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
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