as in to exile
to force to leave a country
members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well
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as in immigrant
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Recent Examples of expatriate
Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The low-key beach town of Dominical, about an hour southwest, draws surfers, expatriates and tourists.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
These men had not fallen in love with the Caribbean island on a beach vacation or expatriated there for a simpler life.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
These additional layers of reporting are designed to prevent tax evasion but make expatriate tax filings far more complicated than those of domestic filers.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Noun
However, the present situation does not demand any restrictions for expatriates.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The low-key beach town of Dominical, about an hour southwest, draws surfers, expatriates and tourists.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Turgenev was also one of the earliest Russian writers to be lionized by Westerners—not just by close friends like Flaubert but also by later figures (some of them expatriates themselves), such as Henry James and Joseph Conrad.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
These men had not fallen in love with the Caribbean island on a beach vacation or expatriated there for a simpler life.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
Adjective
Unsurprisingly, the proposal has been met with enthusiasm from expatriate advocacy groups, who see it as a long-overdue step toward fairer tax treatment.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
These additional layers of reporting are designed to prevent tax evasion but make expatriate tax filings far more complicated than those of domestic filers.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expatriate
Noun
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In 2024, the European Union slashed its development fund by 7.5%, redirecting €2 billion toward refugee support.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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But in 1941, Jewish refugees were rounded up into a ghetto.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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He was exiled from the first team by Ruben Amorim amid questions over his commitment levels.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Berezovsky, who elevated Putin to power from behind the scenes, was soon exiled and replaced with more compliant oligarchs.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Rather, the world was becoming more resourceful with its distractions: futility is easier to banish than death.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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How Bob the Drag Queen got banished: Bob did not do himself any favors with his overly defensive strategy at the Episode 4 roundtable.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Dictators always wind up needing enemies to justify why nothing has improved under their eternal rule, and once the domestic opposition is eliminated, foreign adventures are inevitable.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Therefore, foreign firms like Mercedes-Benz need to localize their research, development, and operations in China and integrate Juan culture into their Western management style.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Expatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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