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
Heartbreaking penalty kick losses, missed opportunities and summers spent crying … with strangers in beer gardens.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Building a better Bond game Although 007 is no stranger to gaming, there’s really only been a few standout titles throughout the years.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Raymond Hotel Management is no stranger to building hotels in Fort Worth.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
Arm is no stranger to massive single-day moves these days, thanks to all the excitement about the growing importance of central processing units (CPUs) for agentic AI systems; the same goes for Intel and Advanced Micro Devices , the two other main data center CPU suppliers.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 May 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Building a better Bond game Although 007 is no stranger to gaming, there’s really only been a few standout titles throughout the years.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Raymond Hotel Management is no stranger to building hotels in Fort Worth.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
Arm is no stranger to massive single-day moves these days, thanks to all the excitement about the growing importance of central processing units (CPUs) for agentic AI systems; the same goes for Intel and Advanced Micro Devices , the two other main data center CPU suppliers.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranger
Noun
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That decade, Serie A loosened its prohibition on foreigners, setting quotas that allowed three foreign players per club by 1988.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Shift in local sentiment toward foreigners.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Kristen Johnston gave a memorable comic performance as the gang’s former military security officer, a male alien hiding in Sally’s body.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
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In a year, LiPfe explants rebuilt themselves into alien-like translucent orbs with a large red cellular mass at their core.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranger. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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