as in foreigner
a person who is not native to or known to a community
the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home
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Recent Examples of stranger
Imagine cities that built playful infrastructure — public art, open spaces, games that encourage strangers to cooperate.
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Nancy Richards Farese, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Steele felt delighted to witness the precious interaction between the employees and the stranger's dog.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Finally, a devastated Simone was at Joe’s Bar drowning her sorrows when she was hit on by a handsome stranger (Grown-ish’s Trevor Jackson).
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 May 2025
New Faces During the show’s original run, the story told of a brave stranger who embarks on a mission to rescue Princess Aani, a prisoner of the Dark Queen.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Nancy Richards Farese, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Steele felt delighted to witness the precious interaction between the employees and the stranger's dog.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Finally, a devastated Simone was at Joe’s Bar drowning her sorrows when she was hit on by a handsome stranger (Grown-ish’s Trevor Jackson).
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 May 2025
New Faces During the show’s original run, the story told of a brave stranger who embarks on a mission to rescue Princess Aani, a prisoner of the Dark Queen.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for stranger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranger
Noun
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Trump and his accomplices claim the right to deport foreigners to a brutal prison in El Salvador without giving them any opportunity to challenge the grounds for their removal.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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And in one of its most aggressive moves yet, the administration detained and tried to deport several immigrants and foreigners who spoke out against Israel or participated in pro-Palestinain demonstrations on campus last year.—
Natalie Proulx,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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And then this person, this superhuman, this alien has come along who all those things come naturally to in many ways.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Zuniga-Luna and Rodriguez-Leyva were arrested Monday on charges of bringing in aliens resulting in death and bringing in aliens for financial gain, the U.S. attorney's office said.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
8 May 2025
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranger. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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