as in migrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since
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Recent Examples of immigrant
Peter Larsen, Daily News, 19 May 2026
More important, my fellow Donkeys included immigrants from Ireland and England and various South American countries.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026
The organizations first brought the lawsuit last August on behalf of immigrant advocacy groups African Communities Together and The Door.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 19 May 2026
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Noun
Now, with this new wave in the last 30, 40 years of immigrants from different South American counties, some of the markets are serving that population.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 19 May 2026
More important, my fellow Donkeys included immigrants from Ireland and England and various South American countries.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Adjective
Fjord follows an immigrant Romanian family living in Norway who are subject to an investigation after their daughter comes home with bruises from school.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 May 2026
The organizations first brought the lawsuit last August on behalf of immigrant advocacy groups African Communities Together and The Door.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
Noun
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Five migrants are from Ghana, two from Guinea, one from Senegal and one from Nigeria, the ministry of information said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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But the administration counters that the law creating the Temporary Status Protection Program bars any judicial review of which migrants may live and work in the United States.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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His post oversees seven Western states and one of the largest Israeli expatriate populations in the world.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The expatriate population, which makes up roughly 90% of residents, watched Emirati armed forces—drawn entirely from the country's 10 percent native population—fight to protect them.—
Mina Al-Oraibi,
Time,
14 Apr. 2026
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Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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At least one of Mellone’s cases had been rejected in lower courts before the new law, hinging partially on rulings that Italian emigrants who took on another citizenship before having children cannot pass on Italian citizenship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But its exports – which generated $861 million last year – are also a major source of revenue and foreign currency.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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Lee-Kim is happier to discuss the studio’s ability to pivot to foreign-language titles and to build relationships with foreign filmmakers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The South African government has denied persecuting the ethnic minority, composed of descendants of European settlers, mostly from the Netherlands.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Now, says Israel uses evidence of a historical Jewish presence in East Jerusalem to justify settlers moving in today.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Hope centers around an alien invasion from the planet Gh’ertu crash-landing in rural South Korean town, Hope Harbor.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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But the weightless, old-school videogame aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even further amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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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
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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
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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