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Recent Examples of evacuees
The Palestinian Red Crescent said 17 medical evacuees and 27 companions had begun the crossing into Egypt.
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Samy Magdy, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
The Palestinian Red Crescent said 17 medical evacuees and 27 companions had begun the crossing into Egypt.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The Associated Press, citing an Israeli official, has reported that only 50 medical evacuees will be permitted to exit Gaza each day.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
All evacuees to proceed to Sutter and Meridian.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
La Jolla consignment store Little Love also supports fire evacuees by donating 100 trash bags full of community donations and 30 to 40 boxes of diapers.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
The attack has had sweeping political implications, including changes to federal asylum and immigration reviews for thousands of Afghan evacuees who arrived under Operation Allies Welcome.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
However, the evacuees were never allowed to return, and the dogs left at the exclusion zone were abandoned and considered strays.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Parole was designed to be a stopgap measure while the evacuees applied for permanent forms of legal status, such as asylum or Special Immigrant Visas for those who assisted the American war effort.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Samy Magdy, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
The Palestinian Red Crescent said 17 medical evacuees and 27 companions had begun the crossing into Egypt.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The Associated Press, citing an Israeli official, has reported that only 50 medical evacuees will be permitted to exit Gaza each day.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
All evacuees to proceed to Sutter and Meridian.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
La Jolla consignment store Little Love also supports fire evacuees by donating 100 trash bags full of community donations and 30 to 40 boxes of diapers.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
The attack has had sweeping political implications, including changes to federal asylum and immigration reviews for thousands of Afghan evacuees who arrived under Operation Allies Welcome.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
However, the evacuees were never allowed to return, and the dogs left at the exclusion zone were abandoned and considered strays.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Parole was designed to be a stopgap measure while the evacuees applied for permanent forms of legal status, such as asylum or Special Immigrant Visas for those who assisted the American war effort.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evacuees
refugees
Noun
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Greece has long been a favored gateway to Europe for migrants and refugees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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America was the multicultural sanctuary that took in refugees like my parents by the tens of thousands and welcomed them into our land.—
Dr. Michael Good,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Evacuees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuees. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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