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
The hotel’s tiny elevators, hilariously unequipped for modern Cannes realities like couture gowns and glam teams, routinely force strangers into uncomfortable proximity.
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Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Twenty-five hundred strangers in front of us.
—Vin Diesel, Variety, 16 May 2026
Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
What began as a groundbreaking social experiment to see how a group of strangers could live together on an island for 39 days has gradually evolved into an intricate strategy game that superfans devote their lives to studying.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Residents and visitors in Atlanta are no strangers to the invasion of driverless cars in the city.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Stranded in an unfamiliar area that she's known as enemy territory, Chang must rely on strangers to find her way back home.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2026
Basketball games, liquor store trips, driving down Broadway, hanging out in alleyways, bonding with strangers in a local bar.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
This moment 50 years ago tested the fabric of Yuba City, then a much smaller farming community, and the resilience of those in Martinez who responded to the tragedy of strangers that fell on their doorstep.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Twenty-five hundred strangers in front of us.
—Vin Diesel, Variety, 16 May 2026
Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
What began as a groundbreaking social experiment to see how a group of strangers could live together on an island for 39 days has gradually evolved into an intricate strategy game that superfans devote their lives to studying.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Residents and visitors in Atlanta are no strangers to the invasion of driverless cars in the city.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Stranded in an unfamiliar area that she's known as enemy territory, Chang must rely on strangers to find her way back home.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2026
Basketball games, liquor store trips, driving down Broadway, hanging out in alleyways, bonding with strangers in a local bar.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
This moment 50 years ago tested the fabric of Yuba City, then a much smaller farming community, and the resilience of those in Martinez who responded to the tragedy of strangers that fell on their doorstep.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangers
Noun
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Pleas from other countries fell on deaf ears, with Zelensky issuing cryptic warnings for foreigners to stay away from the Victory Day parade.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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Nine foreigners and 11 local hikers were climbing Mount Dukono at the time of the eruption, North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu told Indonesia’s Kompas TV.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The longer answer is that there are pages and pages of old FBI records, unresolved cases, eyewitness interviews, and the usual grainy, black-and-white images that show dots but nothing remotely conclusive about aliens, alien spaceships, or any alien technology.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Strangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangers. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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