as in immigrants
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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Recent Examples of migrants
Generally, the judges who’ve released detainees say the federal government is wrongly arguing that a statute that historically applied to migrants caught at the border can be applied to anyone seeking to gain legal status to remain in the United States.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The continent’s eroding religious traditions and cultural loyalties, and its surging population of Muslim migrants, are a constant and gloomy obsession in Dreher’s posts.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors allege Comer was transporting 11 migrants who had recently crossed into the United States illegally — eight in the cab and three in the bed of the truck.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Brad Lander is headed to trial on May 11, accused of obstructing the use of a foyer at 26 Federal Plaza at a protest over conditions in hidden holding cells where migrants are detained, a judge ruled Thursday.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
Subsequent migration waves included far more working-class economic migrants with different political orientations.
—Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
That easy access to the United States also has made Juarez, like other border cities, attractive to Mexico’s drug cartels seeking to safeguard their smuggling routes for drugs and migrants headed north and cash and guns moving to the south.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Since last spring, some migrants with active immigration cases have been picked up by ICE agents during routine check-ins at immigration court.
—Ken Molestina, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
There are already more than 3 million migrants from Myanmar in Thailand (though unofficial figures estimate double this number).
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The continent’s eroding religious traditions and cultural loyalties, and its surging population of Muslim migrants, are a constant and gloomy obsession in Dreher’s posts.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors allege Comer was transporting 11 migrants who had recently crossed into the United States illegally — eight in the cab and three in the bed of the truck.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Brad Lander is headed to trial on May 11, accused of obstructing the use of a foyer at 26 Federal Plaza at a protest over conditions in hidden holding cells where migrants are detained, a judge ruled Thursday.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
Subsequent migration waves included far more working-class economic migrants with different political orientations.
—Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
That easy access to the United States also has made Juarez, like other border cities, attractive to Mexico’s drug cartels seeking to safeguard their smuggling routes for drugs and migrants headed north and cash and guns moving to the south.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Since last spring, some migrants with active immigration cases have been picked up by ICE agents during routine check-ins at immigration court.
—Ken Molestina, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
There are already more than 3 million migrants from Myanmar in Thailand (though unofficial figures estimate double this number).
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
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Fleurijean said a similar fear is palpable today among Haitian immigrants in Springfield.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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In Idaho, agents have changed their tactics, like smashing car windows and pushing for the mandatory detention of immigrants, according to previous Statesman reporting.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the 1850s, settlers from around the world poured into California to seek their fortunes during the Gold Rush.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The findings reveal the Arctic settlers’ seafaring nature and deep understanding of the waters around them.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
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Greece has long been a favored gateway to Europe for migrants and refugees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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America was the multicultural sanctuary that took in refugees like my parents by the tens of thousands and welcomed them into our land.—
Dr. Michael Good,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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The city’s Hadhramis are descendants of the emigrants from Yemen’s Hadhramout region who began settling in Johor in the 1800s.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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