as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
the recent flood of in-migrants has completely altered the state's cultural and political landscape
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Recent Examples of in-migrant
Since the 2020 census the city has lost over 20,000 residents; net domestic out-migration last year alone was over 6,000, only partially offset by 2,000 international in-migrants.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-migrant
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The Gilded Age, remember, is also the era of Jacob Riis’ landmark photo essay, How the Other Half Lives (1890), which documented children sleeping in deserted buildings, immigrants crammed into filthy dormitories, and alleyways piled with trash.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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The Office of Management and Budget said some grants supported left-wing causes, pointing to services for immigrants in the country illegally or LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts.—
Bianca Vázquez Toness,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Often in host countries with poor governance a gray economy emerges where undocumented migrants must bribe venal officials for documentation to live or work.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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Recently, Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration in March—after previously being sent back to Venezuela last July—reported violence and torture during their three-month stay in prison.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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John Nielsen-Gammon, the state’s climatologist and a Texas A&M University atmospheric science professor, said early settlers also made the area more prone to wildfires through widespread clearing and logging in the late 1800s.—
Bianca Moreno-Paz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the start of the war between Israel and Gaza in October 2023.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
29 July 2025
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The refugees are spread primarily throughout Europe, with some in the United States and elsewhere.—
Claire Harbage,
NPR,
2 Aug. 2025
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Waziri—a refugee who fled to the United States in 2021 after serving in an elite Afghan military unit trained to detect hidden explosives and assigned to protect U.S. Green Berets—was fatally shot after a confrontation.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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The quays around this warehouse saw millions of emigrants board ships bound for destinations such as America and Canada.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
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“In-migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-migrant. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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