REPATRIATION Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

repatriation

noun

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as in return

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Recent Examples of repatriation A little over a week since the World Health Organization reported an outbreak of the rare hantavirus aboard the Hondius, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, a global repatriation effort is still underway for the passengers and crew who were aboard the ship. —

Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 And here there’s return, there’s repatriation, there’s ownership rights, reparations, and in some cases—very few cases—a temporary loan. —

Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026 According to Spain’s Health Ministry, the final repatriation flights are expected to depart Tenerife later Monday for Australia and the Netherlands. —

Tiago Ventura, Time, 11 May 2026 The passengers will be hospitalized for monitoring upon repatriation. —

Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for repatriation

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return

Noun

Kubiak is pleased with the returns he’s seen from Mendoza.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Investors are also constantly comparing bond yields to potential stock market returns.

— Allie Canal, NBC news, 20 May 2026