as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
a city with emigrants from many lands
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Recent Examples of emigrant
In 2022, Hao and her husband paid another $300,000 to buy a plot of land in neighboring Oklahoma in a joint purchase with another recent emigrant from China.
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Emily Feng, NPR, 24 June 2024
Perhaps no other bard has captured the sentiments of Ukraine and its emigrants as fully as Taras Shevchenko.
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13 Ways of Looking at Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poet, lover, outspoken political activist.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
When destitute emigrants from Scandinavian countries moved to the United States in the late nineteenth century, the blue-eyed visitors were largely welcomed.
—Carla Norrlof, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
And one Bosnian emigrant who, despite getting his American citizenship only twelve days before leaving for Syria, chose to call himself al-Amriki.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2017
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Emily Feng, NPR, 24 June 2024
Perhaps no other bard has captured the sentiments of Ukraine and its emigrants as fully as Taras Shevchenko.
Shared Collections
13 Ways of Looking at Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poet, lover, outspoken political activist.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
When destitute emigrants from Scandinavian countries moved to the United States in the late nineteenth century, the blue-eyed visitors were largely welcomed.
—Carla Norrlof, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
And one Bosnian emigrant who, despite getting his American citizenship only twelve days before leaving for Syria, chose to call himself al-Amriki.
—Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emigrant
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On Thursday, Newsom directed state lawmakers to hold a special session next month to prepare for how to respond to Trump’s agenda, including combating what California Democrats fear will be attacks on reproductive rights, climate measures, health care programs and undocumented immigrants.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump and Vance amplified a false story that legal Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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The long wait has led thousands of migrants to cross from areas between ports of entry and turn themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol.Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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ProPublica’s story that included a recording of a 6-year-old Salvadoran girl wailing for her mother prompted an immediate end to the first Trump administration’s policy of deterring migrants by separating families.Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024
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Attacks by settlers on Palestinians and their property have increased sharply since the start of the Gaza conflict.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The land was stolen by Spanish settlers, becoming part of Mexico and then the United States.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Renegotiate international refugee rules to provide protections for people displaced by climate change and welcome them to the U.S. Install a climate envoy in every major embassy around the world.Alex Thompson, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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If the refugees’ needs continue to go unmet, Hezbollah could lose support.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Emigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emigrant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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