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noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnative
Adjective
  • Hidden Christians were forced to hide all visible signs of their religion after the 1614 ban on Christianity and the expulsion of foreign missionaries.
    Foster Klug, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
  • Huang received significant monetary gifts from her foreign, non-resident parents in 2015 and 2016.
    Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Even people who have never seen the picture may know about its opening sequence, in which Drew Barrymore answers a phone call from a horror movie-loving stranger, which leads into the story's first diabolical kill.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 6 June 2025
  • So, this stranger, who is a mother first, was able to see herself in Janiyah and vice versa.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • And also the foreigners inside the U.S. have the same protections as the U.S. persons.
    Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
  • Temp to Permanent: There’s periodic debate over the 120,000 foreigners annually awarded temporary H-1B visas, but almost no attention to the process by which many receive green cards.
    Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • One of the most prolific voice actors in the business, Baker has made a career out of bringing animals, creatures, and the occasional chaotic alien to life.
    EW.com, EW.com, 7 June 2025
  • Enter Stitch, aka Experiment 626, a destructive alien who lands on Earth just when Lilo needs him the most.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 June 2025
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“Nonnative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnative. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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