as in strangers
a person who is not native to or known to a community
I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts
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Recent Examples of foreigners
At the booth, there was a significant increase in the number of foreigners who paid attention to China’s films compared to last year.
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Partner Content, Variety, 17 May 2026
Luxembourg also has the highest GDP per capitain the European Union with a population of around 700,000, which foreigners make up around 47 percent of.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Also, as the only foreigners present in significant numbers, the North Koreans sent an ominous message about the current state of Russia’s alliances.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Pleas from other countries fell on deaf ears, with Zelensky issuing cryptic warnings for foreigners to stay away from the Victory Day parade.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
Nine foreigners and 11 local hikers were climbing Mount Dukono at the time of the eruption, North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu told Indonesia’s Kompas TV.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
This contrasts with the long-standing social divides between citizens and foreigners, and between wealthy professionals and the low-wage workers who keep Gulf economies running.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Iran’s levying of tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates the core legal principle that nations may not exploit advantages of geography to bilk foreigners who need to traverse their land or maritime territory.
—Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Still, coöperating with foreigners gave pause.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Partner Content, Variety, 17 May 2026
Luxembourg also has the highest GDP per capitain the European Union with a population of around 700,000, which foreigners make up around 47 percent of.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Also, as the only foreigners present in significant numbers, the North Koreans sent an ominous message about the current state of Russia’s alliances.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Pleas from other countries fell on deaf ears, with Zelensky issuing cryptic warnings for foreigners to stay away from the Victory Day parade.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
Nine foreigners and 11 local hikers were climbing Mount Dukono at the time of the eruption, North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu told Indonesia’s Kompas TV.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
This contrasts with the long-standing social divides between citizens and foreigners, and between wealthy professionals and the low-wage workers who keep Gulf economies running.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Iran’s levying of tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates the core legal principle that nations may not exploit advantages of geography to bilk foreigners who need to traverse their land or maritime territory.
—Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Still, coöperating with foreigners gave pause.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreigners
Noun
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The hotel’s tiny elevators, hilariously unequipped for modern Cannes realities like couture gowns and glam teams, routinely force strangers into uncomfortable proximity.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Twenty-five hundred strangers in front of us.—
Vin Diesel,
Variety,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The longer answer is that there are pages and pages of old FBI records, unresolved cases, eyewitness interviews, and the usual grainy, black-and-white images that show dots but nothing remotely conclusive about aliens, alien spaceships, or any alien technology.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Their bond — both are outsiders who suffered abuse as children — is one of the few emotional soft spots in the otherwise fast-moving series about America’s rotten power structure, manipulative media and the gullibility of the public.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Ultimately, the target audience for all this isn’t the broader industry but the filmmakers themselves — the outsiders, the rule-breakers, the ones Oldenburg programs.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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“Foreigners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigners. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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