as in foreigners
a person who is not native to or known to a community
the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home
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Recent Examples of strangers
Small talk, especially with strangers, can also take its toll, as can high-pressure environments with work colleagues.
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Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
That can let strangers know your routines or even your home address.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Weirdly enough, building relationships with strangers is a skill that is also important in my work.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Raised by strangers due to his mother’s drug addiction, Guy has also struggled much of his life with hearing voices.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Inside, many near-strangers shared a salsa or bachata song.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Before long, strangers are watching, liking, and commenting on a moment that was meant to be private.
—Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
For years, his players and colleagues, even strangers, have known about Tyson.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The impact on their relationship hasn’t been dramatic, but the emotional response from strangers has been surprising.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
That can let strangers know your routines or even your home address.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Weirdly enough, building relationships with strangers is a skill that is also important in my work.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Raised by strangers due to his mother’s drug addiction, Guy has also struggled much of his life with hearing voices.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Inside, many near-strangers shared a salsa or bachata song.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Before long, strangers are watching, liking, and commenting on a moment that was meant to be private.
—Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
For years, his players and colleagues, even strangers, have known about Tyson.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The impact on their relationship hasn’t been dramatic, but the emotional response from strangers has been surprising.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangers
foreigners
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Less than a century later, the Malaysian government is claiming back farms that have been held by families for decades, driving those remaining foreigners out of the country for good.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Social media has also been flooded with racist and xenophobic comments, especially about Indians, amid fears that an influx of foreigners could erode national identity in China, where the population has fallen for the past three consecutive years.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Strangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangers. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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