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
Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
And Shakira is no stranger to making World Cup music.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 May 2026
No stranger to hosting the AMAs, the Grammy and Emmy winner and Oscar nominee was a co-host for the show in 1995 alongside Tom Jones and Lorrie Morgan.
—Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
In Nordic countries, saunas have long served as social hubs—gathering places where friends and strangers would sweat it out and reconnect.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
And Shakira is no stranger to making World Cup music.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 May 2026
No stranger to hosting the AMAs, the Grammy and Emmy winner and Oscar nominee was a co-host for the show in 1995 alongside Tom Jones and Lorrie Morgan.
—Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
In Nordic countries, saunas have long served as social hubs—gathering places where friends and strangers would sweat it out and reconnect.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranger
Noun
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Given the authoritarian nature of the government and its control of the media, the full, brutal extent of these crackdowns are never seen by those inside the country, much less by foreigners.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Luxembourg also has the highest GDP per capitain the European Union with a population of around 700,000, which foreigners make up around 47 percent of.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
Noun
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In fact the highlight, coming near the conclusion is simply a spectacular car/horse/alien run for the roses down a deserted highway with Sung-Ki riding the horse next to the car, followed by another alien who could give a Kenyan a run for his money in the NY Marathon.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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To fully embody her OnlyFans persona, an earthside alien named The Hungry Ghost, who offers mild nudity and harsh criticism of her willing subscribers’ genitalia.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranger. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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