REPATRIATES Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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Noun

Ung, the son of Cambodian refugees and a onetime personal trainer turned reluctant doughnut maker, is closing the chapter on Monarch to rest — and weigh what might come next.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
No God But Us is very much a book about Afghan refugees who are trying to forge a future amidst great displacement.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of refugees

Verb

When a segment receives double the watch time or a comment section fills with enthusiasm, the response seems to reveal what resonates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Anyone who receives a suspicious call should hang up and report the activity to local law enforcement, police said.

— Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

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Noun

First published by Scribner in 1926, The Sun Also Rises follows American journalist Jake Barnes and a circle of expatriates traveling from Paris to Pamplona in the years following the First World War.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
More than 30,000 expatriates had registered with Fly&Vote, an initiative helping Israelis arrange election travel, which has already secured seven dedicated flights to Israel.

— Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of expatriates

Verb

Data Diversity One limitation, admits Darrell, is that his data comes from a single instance of robotic hardware.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026
Armed with strings of profanity and his thick Mancunian brogue, Liam admits that being back in front of an audience does, in fact, mean a lot to him.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of admits

Noun

While the birds that left early numbered in the thousands, the number of migrants in late September becomes millions.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The integration of migrants, particularly those from Muslim-majority countries, remains contentious in Italian politics and society.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of migrants

Noun

For immigrants without legal status, release is often framed as a victory.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Founded in 1859, Kimmswick was once a bustling river port and a popular steamboat stop, and was also home to immigrants, craftspeople, entrepreneurs, and merchants.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of immigrants

Noun

Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
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

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