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
With as many as 3,000 federal officers roaming the state this year, some immigrant parents have made a bet that their children are safer riding or walking with white Minnesotans who were strangers just weeks ago — rather than in their own cars or while holding their hands.
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Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
White settlers and corporations quickly swooped in to tap into the vast natural riches of these new territories, relegating the original inhabitants to being strangers in their own land.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Shannon Marie Sherrill was shy, quiet and was not one to talk to strangers.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Seven strangers stranded in a snowstorm at Monkswell Manor all become suspects, and sleuths, when a local woman is murdered.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 4 Feb. 2026
In Texas, relatives are paid half as much as strangers who take in foster kids.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Apatow tells Stephen Colbert and a few others that to test out new material, Bamford invited strangers to sit across a table from her at a café and listen to her work her material.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of strangers gathered at Central Park Tavern in Midtown Manhattan to turn what could have been a solo viewing experience into something of a party.
—John Kell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Thanks to the generosity of strangers, that dream is now one step closer to reality.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
White settlers and corporations quickly swooped in to tap into the vast natural riches of these new territories, relegating the original inhabitants to being strangers in their own land.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Shannon Marie Sherrill was shy, quiet and was not one to talk to strangers.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Seven strangers stranded in a snowstorm at Monkswell Manor all become suspects, and sleuths, when a local woman is murdered.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 4 Feb. 2026
In Texas, relatives are paid half as much as strangers who take in foster kids.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Apatow tells Stephen Colbert and a few others that to test out new material, Bamford invited strangers to sit across a table from her at a café and listen to her work her material.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of strangers gathered at Central Park Tavern in Midtown Manhattan to turn what could have been a solo viewing experience into something of a party.
—John Kell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Thanks to the generosity of strangers, that dream is now one step closer to reality.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangers
foreigners
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If the fear is that foreigners are coming here to take our jobs and ruin beloved American traditions, there are plenty of nonnative artists to grouse about.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Few foreigners want to spend their vacation in a place where there no lights at night, and air conditioning comes and goes.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Strangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangers. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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