Thesaurus results for DEPORTEE

deportee

noun

ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtē

as in refugee

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the deportee vowed that he would someday return to a liberated nation

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Recent Examples of deportee Amid its escalating economic and political pressure campaign against Havana, the Trump administration has sent 170 deportees back to Cuba, including several with criminal records in the U.S., something Cuba has traditionally rejected. —

Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026 This third-country practice has continued, however, despite the fact that a number of deportees have been sent back to their home countries after arriving in the third country. —

Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026 The Venezuelan deportees were later released in July as part of a prisoner exchange. —

Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026 Hellerstein granted a temporary restraining order protecting deportees in the Southern District of New York from being removed prior to receiving due process. —

CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deportee

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refugee

Noun

The United Nations refugee agency said at least 759,000 people have been internally displaced in Lebanon, while more than 92,000 others have crossed into neighboring Syria.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
But by late February, at least there was more sugar and flour for sale near his refugee camp.

— Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2026