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
Their bond is evident to the strangers who encounter them on the streets.
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Fernanda Pesce,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
But for a group of children at Maria Fareri, the more lasting memory may be the morning a group of strangers in green and yellow showed up just to cheer for them.
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Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
In Park Slope, fans ended the day the way many New Yorkers did, celebrating with strangers over a pint in a city painted blue and orange.
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Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Releasing emotions that have been burrowing inside can be a spectacular kind of catharsis, especially alongside hundreds of strangers in a dark room along for the same journey.
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Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026
Their bond is evident to the strangers who encounter them on the streets.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Season 1 of Nick Leather’s show starred Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders) and Alexandra Roach (Killing Eve) as two strangers forced to work together to save the lives of its passengers.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
Nothing is stopping a couple of dodgy-looking strangers from slipping through the back gate and having a pool day.
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Set in a remote forest village, the show sees a group of strangers known as the Villagers compete to win a prize.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
Fernanda Pesce,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
But for a group of children at Maria Fareri, the more lasting memory may be the morning a group of strangers in green and yellow showed up just to cheer for them.
—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
In Park Slope, fans ended the day the way many New Yorkers did, celebrating with strangers over a pint in a city painted blue and orange.
—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Releasing emotions that have been burrowing inside can be a spectacular kind of catharsis, especially alongside hundreds of strangers in a dark room along for the same journey.
—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026
Their bond is evident to the strangers who encounter them on the streets.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Season 1 of Nick Leather’s show starred Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders) and Alexandra Roach (Killing Eve) as two strangers forced to work together to save the lives of its passengers.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
Nothing is stopping a couple of dodgy-looking strangers from slipping through the back gate and having a pool day.
—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Set in a remote forest village, the show sees a group of strangers known as the Villagers compete to win a prize.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangers
Noun
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But outbursts of xenophobic violence against foreigners also have accompanied that sporadically.
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Adams is thrilled that the world is now getting an unfiltered view of what foreigners think of America.
Noun
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Once again, we’re shown Blunt’s character being hijacked by aliens mid-weather report, uttering an alien language of clicks and pops.
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“Strangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangers. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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