as in migrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since
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Recent Examples of immigrant
Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Catholic leaders in San Diego previously had given similar courthouse support to immigrants who faced hearings.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
South Florida’s congressional representatives have called on the Trump administration to be more compassionate in its efforts to round up and deport immigrants with status issues.
—Ana Ceballos, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
The help includes legal assistance and referrals to immigration lawyers, including support for immigrants holding legal visas but who aren’t on the path to citizenship.
—Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
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Adjective
The Office of Management and Budget said some grants supported left-wing causes, pointing to services for immigrants in the country illegally or LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Catholic leaders in San Diego previously had given similar courthouse support to immigrants who faced hearings.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
South Florida’s congressional representatives have called on the Trump administration to be more compassionate in its efforts to round up and deport immigrants with status issues.
—Ana Ceballos, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
The help includes legal assistance and referrals to immigration lawyers, including support for immigrants holding legal visas but who aren’t on the path to citizenship.
—Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
Noun
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The jail is contracted to house up to 100 migrants, but appears to have an average daily population of about 242 people through mid-April, according to TRAC data.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
23 July 2025
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Demonstrators began clashing with police after ICE agents detained over 100 migrants following raids on June 6.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The issue resonates particularly in Florida, home to one of the largest Venezuelan expatriate communities in the United States.—
Antonio Maria Delgado
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that all expatriate staff have safely left the country and will return when conditions permit.—
Amanda Castro
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The quays around this warehouse saw millions of emigrants board ships bound for destinations such as America and Canada.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Beijing has long worried that the US could undermine the Chinese economy by choking off its supply of foreign oil, and has poured investment both into reviving domestic production and electrifying its economy, especially transport.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
22 July 2025
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So in many other ways, the sounds and sights of their household were foreign to us.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
Noun
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But its history can be traced back to the early settlers of the Steele Creek neighborhood.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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It’s alleged that an 18th-century settler named David Askins was considering moving to Kentucky from Pennsylvania, but decided instead to settle in the Quaker State’s southwestern corner and dubbed it Little Kentuck.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Alpha Gang follows a group of alien invaders sent to conquer Earth.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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Where the Drake equation depicts the bottlenecks that narrow probabilities of life for an entire galaxy, Dreck is adding back the extant uncounted alien rules, those whose burden’s origin is otherwise than the agency’s rulemaking process.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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On January 26, 2023, Israeli soldiers, hidden in the cargo hold of a dairy truck, rode into the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, where the Magnum photographer Sakir Khader was preparing to leave for his grandmother’s home in Nablus.—
M. Z. Adnan,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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In 1999, then-Fort Dix provided temporary shelter to hundreds of Kosovo refugees amid the Kosovo War.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 July 2025
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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