repatriates 1 of 2

noun

Definition of repatriatesnext
plural of repatriate
as in refugees

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repatriates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of repatriate
as in naturalizes

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  1. refugees
  2. receives
  3. admits
  4. migrants
  5. evacuees
Noun
  • Milwaukee is believed to be home to one of the largest groups of Burmese refugees in the country — among them the Muslim Rohingya — but also the Karen and Chin, who have started several local American Baptist churches.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • American Baptist missionaries in the 1800s converted Indians and Burmese to the faith, and churches in the Milwaukee area are seeing the effects of those conversions today, especially among Burmese refugees.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Verb
  • Even if the zoo receives two animals that are a genetic match to reproduce, the animals themselves may not run with the program.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • More than 1,250 uniformed personnel from the United States and Canada volunteer on Christmas Eve to answer phone calls and emails that NORAD receives while its Santa tracker is live.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of receives
Verb
  • Much of his education on the farm has come from other farmers and the internet, Grenier admits, which was a factor in starting his documentary series, Earth Speed.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Former Boulder district attorney, Alex Hunter, says police tried to follow up on pedophiles, but admits that early on the force was clearly overwhelmed.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of admits
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  • The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries.
    Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Most recently, nearly 454,000 migrants living in the country without legal permission were deported between 2008 and 2014, according to a study by Robert Lynch, an economics professor at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.
    Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of migrants
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  • The closures are part of ongoing efforts to keep evacuees safe as the fire continues to spread along the Malibu coastline.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Cars, loaded with evacuees and their belongings were leaving the city on a recent visit by NPR.
    Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of evacuees
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