as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves
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as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
migrant laborers picking fruit in an orchard
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Recent Examples of migrant
Greg Norman , Alexis McAdams , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The incidents have also raised security concerns for ICE agents, attorneys, judges, and migrants, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
But in 2023, Meloni’s government struck an agreement with Albania – a non-EU country – to build controversial migrant detention centers and subvert the EU agreement.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
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Officials said the migrants are from Senegal, Mali and Guinea and were busted for allegedly selling counterfeit items in the area.
—Greg Norman , Alexis McAdams , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The incidents have also raised security concerns for ICE agents, attorneys, judges, and migrants, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, ICE and other DHS agents have been documented having fired pellets at a protesting pastor in Chicago, throwing a migrant woman to the floor of a New York City immigration court and having maced a woman in Portland, Oregon.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
But in 2023, Meloni’s government struck an agreement with Albania – a non-EU country – to build controversial migrant detention centers and subvert the EU agreement.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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Elizondo is a child of Mexican immigrants and grew up in Oak Cliff in Dallas.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Oct. 2025
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Studies have also shown that high-skilled immigrants lead to more productivity without job displacement.—
Ben Zweig,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Around seven thousand years ago, indigenous peoples embarked on a northern migratory path from South America to Trinidad, then still a part of mainland South America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The discovery of 142 dead migratory birds on private land in central Canada has prompted an investigation and a search for the hunters responsible.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Afghan refugees like him await their asylum decisions in an increasingly hostile climate marked by ICE raids and deportations.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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These include executive orders and regulatory changes to enforce immigration laws more strictly, pause or restrict refugee resettlement, reinstate rapid-expulsion policies like Title 42, expedite deportations, and increase border barrier construction.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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As a result, around 1,600 Taínos across Hispaniola became captives—of these, 550 were sent to Spain and 650 given to settlers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Their culture and practices shaped the Southwestern part of this country, in spite of relentless attempts by white colonizers and settlers to erase them.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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But while many Israeli emigrants have embarked on new lives in Cyprus, Canada and Thailand, according to DellaPergola’s analysis, few are prepared to speak publicly, citing a mistrust of the media and fear of anti-Israel sentiment.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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An article in The Guardian in May 2025 reported that a record number of emigrants left New Zealand in 2023 and 2024.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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