as in foreigner
a person who is not native to or known to a community
the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home
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Recent Examples of stranger
Raised by Vietnamese immigrant parents, Le was taught to be wary of strangers — generosity was ripe for exploitation.
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Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But asking a near-stranger to be your primary support system on a sunny afternoon at Barton Springs Pool — as one potential beau did — is a decidedly ambitious move.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Troy and his wife, Anjte, often walk the same area of Palatine, but seeing the video and hearing about the stranger grabbing and robbing the student leaves them watching their backs.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The same tools that help two strangers accelerate intimacy can also help couples maintain an intimate connection as their relationship matures over time.
—Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
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Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But asking a near-stranger to be your primary support system on a sunny afternoon at Barton Springs Pool — as one potential beau did — is a decidedly ambitious move.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Troy and his wife, Anjte, often walk the same area of Palatine, but seeing the video and hearing about the stranger grabbing and robbing the student leaves them watching their backs.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The same tools that help two strangers accelerate intimacy can also help couples maintain an intimate connection as their relationship matures over time.
—Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranger
Noun
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If the fear is that foreigners are coming here to take our jobs and ruin beloved American traditions, there are plenty of nonnative artists to grouse about.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The paranoia of the exile and the foreigner is also very concerned in language.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Theater artist James Ortiz voiced the character in the upcoming project and served as the lead puppeteer for the alien, who is very much the second lead to Ryan Gosling’s Ryland Grace.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Feb. 2026
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Stuck in the dirt, the hexagonal silver node looked like a device an alien could have planted.—
Lauren Steele,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranger. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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