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
Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
Ali's community is comprised of seasonal migrants who travel yearly to herd their sheep, mostly in the plains of neighboring Punjab province.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Any migrants in the country illegally who are detained by military personnel on those lands would be turned over to local civilian law enforcement agencies, the officials said.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Some of the migrants have attempted to obtain another immigration status, such as political asylum, Temporary Protected States and permanent residency, but the administration has said those processes are on pause.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Boasberg wrote Wednesday the government disobeyed those orders by not returning the migrants to the United States.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
Ali's community is comprised of seasonal migrants who travel yearly to herd their sheep, mostly in the plains of neighboring Punjab province.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Any migrants in the country illegally who are detained by military personnel on those lands would be turned over to local civilian law enforcement agencies, the officials said.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Some of the migrants have attempted to obtain another immigration status, such as political asylum, Temporary Protected States and permanent residency, but the administration has said those processes are on pause.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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Children of immigrants attend local schools, and their parents work in every sector of the economy, including restaurants, transportation, construction, farming and ranching, hotels, resorts and hospitals.—
Benjamin Waddell,
Denver Post,
22 Apr. 2025
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Governor Ron DeSantis recently endorsed child labor as a fix for worker shortages caused by mass deportations and by a new state law criminalizing undocumented immigrants.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
22 Apr. 2025
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These birds were known for their enormous migratory flocks that could darken the sky for hours, with reports of flocks stretching for miles.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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While about 90 percent of migratory bird species form stable dyads, about half of those last only for a breeding season.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Among them are World Relief Texas, a Christian humanitarian organization focused on aiding refugees and other immigrants; Catholic Charities Fort Worth; and the Junior League of Fort Worth’s MINTS program, which stands for Mentoring, Inspiring, Nurturing, Tutoring and Supporting.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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In 1989, a racially motivated school shooting at Cleveland Elementary killed four Cambodian children and one of Vietnamese descent, all children of refugees.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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My life is still at the mercy of the settlers and the occupation.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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The district and town are named for the Massapequa Tribe that lived on Long Island before European settlers arrived in the 1600s.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the massacre, settlers of the LDS Church involved in a territorial militia killed 120 American western emigrants.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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The emigrants killed were traveling by wagon to California at the time.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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