as in foreigners
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 strangers
Online and offline, motherhood has started to resemble a real-life Truman Show — a performance carried out under constant observation, where strangers across the country appoint themselves judge and jury.
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Micah Barkley, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
The earnestness of these calls to join is refreshing compared to the distance currently felt in many places, where the disconnection can make neighbors feel like strangers.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Season 1 was a full-on sensation, powered by Steven Yeun and Ali Wong's performances as Danny and Amy, two strangers whose petty clash on the road snowballs into a vicious feud.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Margot wants to prove that the strangers on the opposite side of the screen are human beings.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
To see her personal memories rescued, returned and celebrated by strangers on the internet only deepens what this moment represents.
—Ryan Brennan
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Researchers speculate that the builders may have been strangers to the area—possibly migrants from what is now Latvia, whose low rampart structures are similar to this one—who found themselves in conflict with local communities.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Inspired by Lee’s personal experience with a road rage incident, Season 1 starred Steven Yeun and Ali Wong as two strangers whose lives collide in a strange way after they’re involved in a traffic incident of their own.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
At this, the two strangers returned to a parallel silence for the rest of the flight, both of them thinking about their fathers while trying to think of something else.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Micah Barkley, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
The earnestness of these calls to join is refreshing compared to the distance currently felt in many places, where the disconnection can make neighbors feel like strangers.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Season 1 was a full-on sensation, powered by Steven Yeun and Ali Wong's performances as Danny and Amy, two strangers whose petty clash on the road snowballs into a vicious feud.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Margot wants to prove that the strangers on the opposite side of the screen are human beings.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
To see her personal memories rescued, returned and celebrated by strangers on the internet only deepens what this moment represents.
—Ryan Brennan
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Researchers speculate that the builders may have been strangers to the area—possibly migrants from what is now Latvia, whose low rampart structures are similar to this one—who found themselves in conflict with local communities.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Inspired by Lee’s personal experience with a road rage incident, Season 1 starred Steven Yeun and Ali Wong as two strangers whose lives collide in a strange way after they’re involved in a traffic incident of their own.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
At this, the two strangers returned to a parallel silence for the rest of the flight, both of them thinking about their fathers while trying to think of something else.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangers
foreigners
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Orbán’s strained relationship with the European Union comes from his positioning on Russia’s war against Ukraine, his country’s firm support of Israel and his hard stance on not accepting migrants, which led to EU financial sanctions for his refusal to open the country's border to foreigners.—
Simon Constable,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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In Algeria, a tiny Catholic community of around 9,000 people made up mostly of foreigners exists alongside the Sunni Muslim majority of about 47 million, according to Vatican statistics.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Strangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangers. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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