as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
a city with emigrants from many lands
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Recent Examples of emigrant
Israel's population includes many emigrants from Central Asia, most of whom arrived after the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
The law banned the immigration of people of Asian lineage and restricted emigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 28 May 2024
Many emigrants may be retirees, who don’t have occupational reasons to stay in the high-cost state and may have sizable equity in their homes to pocket for a move to a cheaper location; about 7.5 million of California’s residents today are older than 65.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
The law banned the immigration of people of Asian lineage and restricted emigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
—David Plazas, The Tennessean, 28 May 2024
Many emigrants may be retirees, who don’t have occupational reasons to stay in the high-cost state and may have sizable equity in their homes to pocket for a move to a cheaper location; about 7.5 million of California’s residents today are older than 65.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
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Agents took the names of everyone in the apartment and took at least one person, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, into custody, Gonzalez, 38, said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Trump took office last week, immediately signing executive orders and directing federal agencies to begin following up on his campaign promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants.—
Caelyn Pender,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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In Spring, a brutal Immigration Removal Centre is described in distressing detail—but Smith also imagines a kind of underground railroad for migrants anxious to avoid the authorities.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Invoking the act would let soldiers arrest migrants – something soldiers are currently forbidden from doing.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Due to a lack of hedgehogs, the settlers began using another hibernating mammal: the groundhog.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Violence has grown in the West Bank; settlers are out of control, even as President Donald Trump has lifted sanctions on them; and there is more talk of annexation of the West Bank by Israel, which would most likely mean denying Palestinians democratic rights.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Funding for United Nations agencies, including peacekeeping, human rights and refugee agencies, have been traditional targets for Republican administrations to cut.—
Ellen Knickmeyer and Meg Kinnard,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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Limiting refugee admissions As of Monday, entry into the U.S. by refugees under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program was suspended in accordance with an order by Mr. Trump on Jan. 20.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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