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as in pioneer
a person who settles in a new region
settlers learning to live in peace with the natives
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as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
in 1889 Jane Addams, in an effort to provide Chicago's latest wave of settlers with much-needed services, founded the city's first settlement house
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Recent Examples of settler
Set along the Missouri River, the River Market — formerly called the River Quay, which includes the outdoor City Market — is where settlers disembarked, playing a major role in the founding of the cities of Westport and Kansas City.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Many members of the Tikva (Hope) Forum fringe group, including settlers in the occupied West Bank, hold right-wing ideologies.
—Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The influx of settlers and tourists displaced Native Hawaiians, limited their access to land, and diluted their cultural heritage, according to academics.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Previous government attempts to attract more settlers have had little success — in large part because of a lack of job opportunities and the long distance from major cities.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Many members of the Tikva (Hope) Forum fringe group, including settlers in the occupied West Bank, hold right-wing ideologies.
—Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The influx of settlers and tourists displaced Native Hawaiians, limited their access to land, and diluted their cultural heritage, according to academics.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Previous government attempts to attract more settlers have had little success — in large part because of a lack of job opportunities and the long distance from major cities.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler
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If the ambitions of eVTOL pioneers are realized in the U.S., people will be able to hop in an air taxi to get to and from airports serving New York and Los Angeles within the next few years.—
Michael Liedtke,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department is recognized across the country as a pioneer in using aircraft to fight fires.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The governor’s office has declined for weeks to provide specifics to the Herald/Times about his immigration plans, including how the governor wants to assist with the detention of undocumented immigrants.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Biden Administration’s recent actions include extending protection from deportation for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, and blocking oil and gas drilling across more than six hundred million acres of federal waters.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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Not for British colonists in North America, though.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Nov. 2024
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Malus domestica was introduced to North America by 16th-century explorers and later by colonists.—
arkansasonline.com,
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23 Nov. 2024
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Experts and advocates told ABC News that, without a lawyer, migrants are left to navigate the different avenues of relief alone, filling out documents in a foreign language and arguing their case before a judge.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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And as tens of thousands of migrants have come to Chicago on buses sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott since 2022, many churches opened their doors to help house and feed them.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as Mormons, murdered 120 emigrants at Mountain Meadows, Utah on September 11, 1857.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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For one thing, emigrants from developing countries remit around $440 billion annually to relatives at home, a transfer that is three times the size of total official development aid worldwide.—
Sebastian Mallaby,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Sep. 2015
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More than 10,400 refugees around the globe who had been approved for travel to the United States suddenly found their entry denied, their airplane tickets worthless.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The change stands to impact many more Afghan refugees who may lack the documentation needed to stay in Pakistan.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settler. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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