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
Saito doesn't hesitate to stay at strangers' homes.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In Vincent Must Die, random strangers have suddenly started attacking Vincent with murderous intent.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Tagovailoa act like strangers on the field.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Soon, those strangers asked the nine-year-old to strip; some of them flew to Manila to meet her.
—Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
In Pollard’s view, this transformative magic alchemizes when complete strangers connect and become friends.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Creswell has spent decades trying to understand the blind fury that would drive someone to blow up strangers.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
As kind comments poured in, so did suggestions from strangers urging her to start a GoFundMe to help her family rebuild.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
In those meetings, our would-be bosses told us to make mock phone calls to prospective clients to gauge our ability to convince strangers about the merit of an imaginary product.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In Vincent Must Die, random strangers have suddenly started attacking Vincent with murderous intent.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Tagovailoa act like strangers on the field.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 31, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Soon, those strangers asked the nine-year-old to strip; some of them flew to Manila to meet her.
—Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
In Pollard’s view, this transformative magic alchemizes when complete strangers connect and become friends.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Creswell has spent decades trying to understand the blind fury that would drive someone to blow up strangers.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
As kind comments poured in, so did suggestions from strangers urging her to start a GoFundMe to help her family rebuild.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
In those meetings, our would-be bosses told us to make mock phone calls to prospective clients to gauge our ability to convince strangers about the merit of an imaginary product.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangers
foreigners
Noun
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Five foreigners were injured at the base camp on Mount Yalung Ri, located at 16,070 feet.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The foreigners, almost without exception, refuse to formally abjure Christianity, though that is one way to gain liberty.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Strangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangers. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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