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

The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Generations later, Palestinian refugees scattered through the region and around the world still keep the keys.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 July 2026

Definition of refugees

Verb

The organization receives food and pantry items from grocery stores, restaurants, distribution centers and warehouses — diverting them from the landfill and giving them to community members.

— Taylor O'Connor July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Today, the company receives 28,000 post-consumer garments every month.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

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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

Garmin News has published an image that purports to be a render of the upcoming wearable, although that site itself admits the veracity of this leak is uncertain.

— Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
After more than five decades together, Hamel admits living alone felt unimaginable after Somers died.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Definition of admits

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Driven by desperation, the migrants are gambling that the consequences of getting caught in Canada will outweigh the risks of remaining in the United States, the Mounties and human rights officials said.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Vivas said migrants previously died in the attempt, with 60 bodies being spotted at sea in the last year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of migrants

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Sandy Dorsainvil, 49 Homeowner in unincorporated Dade Dorsainvil was at the TPS rally in Little Haiti soaking in the concerns for Haitian immigrants and describes herself as a community redevelopment specialist and cultural curator.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Despite a succession of last-minute extensions by federal immigration authorities, time appears to be finally running out for thousands of Haitian immigrants in South Florida.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

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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
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

Definition of emigrants

Noun

In a sports center turned makeshift shelter in Moncofa, eastern Spain, evacuees worried about the lasting effect the fires will have on the environment.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
In Bordeaux, authorities took in thousands of evacuees, offering them food and shelter in an exhibition center, and the city’s mayor said it could be equipped to welcome as many as 10,000 people if that became necessary.

— Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026

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