Thesaurus results for EXPAT

expat

noun

ˈeks-ˌpat

chiefly British

as in refugee

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind

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Recent Examples of expat Several Emiratis told me they were surprised by the solidarity coming from expats. —

Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 May 2026 Global expat surveys have ranked Vietnam and Thailand among the most attractive destinations for affordability and quality of life. —

Windsor Johnston, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026 Ian King Need to know UK hopes to lure expats back from the UAE as war challenges Dubai's appeal. —

Ian King, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026 Harris plays an expat American painter who becomes the comic relief and mediator between the two. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expat

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refugee

Noun

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
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