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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
In fact, by imposing visa requirements only on West Bank Palestinians and not on settlers who live there, the EU becomes complicit in an apartheid-style regime.
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Josep Borrell Fontelles, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2025
The Palestinian foreign ministry said the settlers opened fire on Palestinian residents, while Israeli authorities said there was a firefight between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli security forces.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
According to Collider, the story is inspired by a group of European settlers who settled on an island in the Galápagos in 1929.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 June 2025
Changing forests fueled tick risks During the 18th and 19th centuries, settlers cleared more than half the forested land across the northeastern U.S., cutting down forests for timber and to make way for farms, towns and mining operations.
—Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
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Josep Borrell Fontelles, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2025
The Palestinian foreign ministry said the settlers opened fire on Palestinian residents, while Israeli authorities said there was a firefight between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli security forces.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
According to Collider, the story is inspired by a group of European settlers who settled on an island in the Galápagos in 1929.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 June 2025
Changing forests fueled tick risks During the 18th and 19th centuries, settlers cleared more than half the forested land across the northeastern U.S., cutting down forests for timber and to make way for farms, towns and mining operations.
—Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settler
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The neo-soul pioneer treated fans to a journey through her extensive catalog of hits, each song delivered with her signature blend of spiritual intensity and playful irreverence.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Jennings was already a country music legend before joining the show, as a pioneer of the outlaw country movement alongside artists like Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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The Office of Management and Budget said some grants supported left-wing causes, pointing to services for immigrants in the country illegally or LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts.—
Bianca Vázquez Toness,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Selma’s parents were immigrants from Germany, and so was her husband, Anton de Winter, as he was listed on the manifest of the Edam, the ship that brought him to Ellis Island, in 1896.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The courage that the colonists had, hungry for freedom, to start a new life here.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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But first consider the majority of the text of the Declaration: a stirring enumeration of specific grievances by the American colonists against the British crown.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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The undocumented migrants are from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Vietnam and South Sudan.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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But the high court also allowed the Trump administration to end two Biden-era programs shielding nearly more than 800,000 migrants from Latin American countries from the threat of deportation.—
Melissa Quinn
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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Throughout the ages, Chimney Rock has stood as an important marker amid the unending grassland, first for Native Americans and later for Western emigrants and fur traders.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
27 May 2025
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Americans still hoping to move to Portugal, meanwhile, might be wise to see if their preferred neighborhoods are already too saturated with fellow emigrants or tourists.—
Michael Bartiromo,
The Hill,
14 June 2025
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In Gaza, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Mozambique, in the blink of an eye, midwives, shrinks, programs for survivors and essential services in refugee camps were gone.—
Isabelle Mayault,
The Dial,
8 July 2025
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In March, the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy announced the cancellation of a $230,000 contract for refugee resettlement, placing critical programs in jeopardy.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers
July 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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“Settler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settler. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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