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also emigré
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as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
the émigrés moved to many different nations
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Recent Examples of émigré
The documentary Revolution’s Daughter, which held its world premiere Friday night at the Miami Film Festival, explores the experience of Fernández Revuelta and other emigres who left Cuba behind physically but not emotionally.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
Hardest hit by redevelopment are residents like Michael Ziebel, 88, a Russian emigre whose life parallels a generation on South Beach.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
David was born one of nine children to a French emigre family that settled in the farming area along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Over the summer, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington CEO Gil Preuss accompanied a group of over 100 such emigres from Paris to Israel.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Only two Korean composers before Chin have made an indelible impression on the world stage, and both, as is Chin, became avant-gardist emigres.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
With the Greeks being the largest Orthodox emigre community in the United States, Elpidophoros presides over one of the largest Orthodox parishes in the country.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
Lillian Feldman was born to impecunious Jewish emigres in Cincinnati on July 13, 1927, the twelfth of thirteen children who were encouraged by their mother to draw on the walls.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2024
Some emigres have managed to keep their jobs in Israel, working remotely as digital nomads.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
Hardest hit by redevelopment are residents like Michael Ziebel, 88, a Russian emigre whose life parallels a generation on South Beach.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
David was born one of nine children to a French emigre family that settled in the farming area along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2025
Over the summer, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington CEO Gil Preuss accompanied a group of over 100 such emigres from Paris to Israel.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Only two Korean composers before Chin have made an indelible impression on the world stage, and both, as is Chin, became avant-gardist emigres.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
With the Greeks being the largest Orthodox emigre community in the United States, Elpidophoros presides over one of the largest Orthodox parishes in the country.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
Lillian Feldman was born to impecunious Jewish emigres in Cincinnati on July 13, 1927, the twelfth of thirteen children who were encouraged by their mother to draw on the walls.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2024
Some emigres have managed to keep their jobs in Israel, working remotely as digital nomads.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for émigré
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Highlands is a nonprofit that provides both the traditional classroom instruction through Highlands Community Charter School and a high school education program serving immigrants, refugees and formerly incarcerated people through the California Innovative Career Academy.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Sheriff Garry McFadden previously attributed a surge in jail population to Iryna’s Law, state legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee killed on Charlotte’s light rail that, among other things, changed some pretrial release rules.—
Mary Ramsey
May 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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One was a recent immigrant to Fremantle in western Australia, from where he was shipped back to Europe to die at the Somme on August 7, 1916, his first day of battle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Udvar-Hazy, 80, a Hungarian immigrant, was a pioneer in commercial aviation, credited with developing the airplane leasing industry.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Five migrants are from Ghana, two from Guinea, one from Senegal and one from Nigeria, the ministry of information said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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But the administration counters that the law creating the Temporary Status Protection Program bars any judicial review of which migrants may live and work in the United States.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Managed and feral honey bees also played critical roles in pollinating crops brought over by European settlers, including apple and cherry trees and clover, which provided food for livestock and their communities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Israel, which had occupied it since the June 1967 war, withdrew all of its soldiers and settlers there by April 1982.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The Conestoga wagons, meant to replicate the vehicles used by emigrants on the Oregon Trail, are also luxurious.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
18 May 2026
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Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“émigré.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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