as in migrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since
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Recent Examples of immigrant
Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
The law requires detention of undocumented immigrants charged with crimes, including nonviolent burglary, theft or shoplifting.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
Worried that immigrants could sympathize with the French, the Alien Enemies Act was created to give the president wide powers to imprison and deport noncitizens in time of war.
—Tim Sullivan and Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
The government of President Nicolás Maduro has not taken back immigrants deported from the U.S., except on a few occasions.
—arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Blocked by a judge Any plan for immediate deportation actions were nevertheless placed on hold by a federal judge that granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from removing immigrants from the United States using the Alien Enemies Act.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
The law requires detention of undocumented immigrants charged with crimes, including nonviolent burglary, theft or shoplifting.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
Worried that immigrants could sympathize with the French, the Alien Enemies Act was created to give the president wide powers to imprison and deport noncitizens in time of war.
—Tim Sullivan and Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
The government of President Nicolás Maduro has not taken back immigrants deported from the U.S., except on a few occasions.
—arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
Noun
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Medium-distance migrants: These are birds that migrate a few hundred miles.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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Omagh and other migrants who spoke to the AP detailed scarce food, sweltering heat with little relief and aggressive Panamanian authorities.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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This region shares strong diplomatic and trade relations with India, has a large expatriate Indian population with high digital adoption rates and favorable local regulations with growing government initiatives to support tech startups.—
Praneeta Pujari,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Commercially, the prospective owner can also tap into a large expatriate community in North America, with the U.S. and Canada holding more than 30 supporter clubs among at least 600 worldwide.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 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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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
Adjective
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The case, seemingly the first of its kind, sets the stage for what could come as the Trump administration ramps up its targeting of foreign students and pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Historically, it has been limited to foreign currencies and gold.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Archaeological finds of sturgeon remains support that early colonial settlers in North America, notably those who established Jamestown in the Chesapeake Bay area in 1607, also prized these fish.—
Logan Kistler,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2025
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And far from reining Israel in, Trump has floated relocating Gaza’s population, abolished Biden’s sanctions regime targeting violent Israeli settlers, and sanctioned the International Criminal Court over its prosecution of Israel.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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On season 5, now that alien mission partners Terry and Korvo are married, the whole Solar Opposites team are focused on family values.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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Conical shells stretch monstrous in our own alien waters.—
Julie Swarstad Johnson,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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Born in a Syrian refugee camp, Khalil has talked about his Palestinian heritage and was a major figure during last spring and summer's protests on the Columbia University campus in New York City.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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Catch up quick: In January, a Trump administration executive order froze federal funding for refugee resettlement.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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