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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
  • Bangladesh has urged the international community for years to help the country begin repatriation of the refugees to Myanmar, but the process is stalled.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Most immigration experts agree that the EU’s asylum laws were a triumph of European cooperation and respect for the dignity and rights of refugees.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
Definition of refugees
Verb
  • Today, a passenger books a flight and receives an e-ticket bound to a PNR.
    — Somit Goyal, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The station receives about four calls each day, which already has the fire district stretched to its limit, Trumble said.
    — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
Definition of receives
Noun
  • 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
  • The numbers reinforced a growing belief among expatriates that the Colombian diaspora has evolved into a major political force.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
Definition of expatriates
Verb
  • Mets owner Steve Cohen admits that David Stearns’ track record in Queens has been inconsistent, but says the exec is safe through at least the end of his contract, which runs through the 2028 season.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Jordan admits that without the pet's real-time location, the dog could easily have been hit.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of admits
Noun
  • However, our calculations show that population growth in Florida, particularly from out-of-state migrants, has nearly stopped.
    — Karin Brewster, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • The remote, inhospitable terrain serves as a natural biological barrier, though hundreds of thousands of migrants traverse the gap every year.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of migrants
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  • And that traditional core American values include being a welcoming melting pot and nation of immigrants who want to embrace the world.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • But the foundation was laid much earlier — by immigrants, workers, parents, church communities, and family members who understood that freedom only has meaning when it is converted into responsibility.
    — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 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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