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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
  • With no one to bring news from home, like many refugees, Reda has been keeping tabs on his property through satellite imagery.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Starring young Douae Butarbuch M’Zaouki alongside Sayyid El Alami (Messiah, A Gentleman in Moscow) and others, the film follows 11-year-old Chaya and her family, refugees in the Landes region of France.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of refugees
Verb
  • The sale goes to the highest bidder, and the buyer receives ownership free of any later claim by the original investor.
    — Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
  • If no one receives that initially, there will be a runoff election.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of receives
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of expatriates
Verb
  • Ever the realist, Cox does know and freely admits his athlete’s distance preferences.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Bardem admits he’s been asked, whether directly or indirectly, to tone down his vocal support.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of admits
Noun
  • The South African government is pushing for Africa-wide talks while seeking to manage the fallout over anti-immigration protests that have forced many migrants to leave the country and caused diplomatic tensions with some its African counterparts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, a plane with 147 Venezuelan migrants abroad took off from the Miami and landed in Anzoátegui state, CNNE reported.
    — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrants
Noun
  • Some immigrants requested more time before their next hearings, presenting evidence of having been defrauded by unscrupulous attorneys profiled in local news reports.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • According to Giselle Garcia, the program director of immigration nonprofit NorCal Resist, advocacy group Ring of Democracy approached her team and proposed a press conference in opposition to the termination of TPS for Haitian immigrants.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of immigrants
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
Definition of emigrants
Noun
  • As cooler, more humid air moved into southwest France this week, authorities allowed two-thirds of the 224,000 evacuees to return home, including some more on Friday.
    — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • The building is named after the mayor who pushed for construction of the 140,000-square-foot facility that can house 1,000 evacuees during heat storms and earthquakes.
    — Pat Maio, Daily News, 31 July 2026
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