as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves
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as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
migrant laborers picking fruit in an orchard
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Recent Examples of migrant
Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Polish officials say migrants trying to cross have come from countries including Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan and India.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Callum McLennan, Variety, 11 May 2026
Italy’s migration policies in the central Mediterranean have long relied on cooperation with Libya to curb departures, including support, training and equipment for the Libyan coast guard to intercept migrant boats.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
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Noun
But over the following year, almost 40,000 migrants from Syria, Somalia, Iran, Afghanistan, India and other countries crossed or attempted to cross this frontier.
—Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Polish officials say migrants trying to cross have come from countries including Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan and India.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
Adjective
There, migrant labor, economic need and repressed desire collide, especially through his uneasy bond with Arvydas, a Czech co-worker whose open homophobia masks darker tensions.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 11 May 2026
Italy’s migration policies in the central Mediterranean have long relied on cooperation with Libya to curb departures, including support, training and equipment for the Libyan coast guard to intercept migrant boats.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law.—
Jonathan Weber,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Most recently, an administrative body at the Justice Department ruled that being a DACA recipient is not enough to provide relief from deportation; that decision sets a precedent for how immigration judges nationwide should interpret status for immigrants on DACA.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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Wildlife biologists say the heat generated by the center could also disrupt the movement of migratory birds, deer, and antelope.—
Mary Jane Gibson,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
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Patches of seagrass meadows and mangrove forests line the coasts, as do mudflats that serve as crucial feeding sites for migratory birds.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 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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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
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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
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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