as in immigrant
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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as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
migrant laborers picking fruit in an orchard
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Recent Examples of migrant
Armando Garcia, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Two migrants are on the run after escaping from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Colorado.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Three migrants suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area died last week during a storm that brought heavy rains and near-freezing temperatures to the region, Border Patrol officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Medium-distance migrants: These are birds that migrate a few hundred miles.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
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The Biden administration expanded the use of the CBP One phone application to allow migrants to submit some background information and schedule appointments with immigration officials at ports of entry.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Two migrants are on the run after escaping from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Colorado.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Three migrants suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area died last week during a storm that brought heavy rains and near-freezing temperatures to the region, Border Patrol officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Medium-distance migrants: These are birds that migrate a few hundred miles.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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The arrest came as people with ties to American universities, most of whom have shown support for pro-Palestinian causes, have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
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But there are multiple factors that are unique to Spain, including the fact that the majority of Spain's immigrants come from Latin America.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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San Diego sits on the Pacific Flyway, a north-south route taken by migratory birds that can travel from Alaska south to South America.—
Karen Kucher,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Sightings of Bon Secour’s resident nesting sea turtles, endangered Alabama beach mice, more than 350 species of migratory birds, foxes, armadillos, and more are common.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Over a decade ago, the Department of Defense warned that climate change would exacerbate natural disasters, refugee crises, and resource conflicts.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Bright bursts of color: Born into war, Abdi finds peace in a refugee camp Abdi came to a Kenyan refugee camp in the arms of her mother, a baby born to a country at war.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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