as in refugee
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters

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Recent Examples of evacuee The castle opened its parking lot to the public as part of the multi-pronged effort to support the tens of thousands of wildfire evacuees and victims across the county. Elise Hu, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025 Related Articles Elias: Any blame for L.A. fires mainly belongs to bad choices decades ago Elias: Trump deportations to be far more complex than campaign implied Elias: Trump’s new term almost ideal for a Newsom White House bid Some evacuees had homes to return to, some did not. Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025 Over the last two weeks, the restaurateurs have prepared roughly 10,000 meals that rolled out to firefighters, evacuees and other first responders in the wake and duration of a string of wildfires that have decimated the city. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025 Officials later closed the Southwestern College evacuation point and added a different location where evacuees would be able to sleep and eat: Cuyamaca College by 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evacuee

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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuee. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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