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
Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 22 May 2025
Related article Trump administration asks Supreme Court to resume deportation of nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants
Labrador Sierra was arraigned Tuesday, court records show.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
In her April ruling, Gallagher determined that Cristian's removal to El Salvador was in breach of an existing settlement agreement, finalized in 2024, that protected migrants who entered the U.S. as unaccompanied minors from deportation until there was a final determination on their asylum claims.
—James Hill, ABC News, 20 May 2025
As in Guatemala and El Salvador, during the first Trump administration regional gang violence and drug trafficking pushed caravans of Honduran migrants into the United States.
—Katherine Corcoran, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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The migrants are from Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba and South Sudan.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 22 May 2025
Related article Trump administration asks Supreme Court to resume deportation of nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants
Labrador Sierra was arraigned Tuesday, court records show.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
In her April ruling, Gallagher determined that Cristian's removal to El Salvador was in breach of an existing settlement agreement, finalized in 2024, that protected migrants who entered the U.S. as unaccompanied minors from deportation until there was a final determination on their asylum claims.
—James Hill, ABC News, 20 May 2025
As in Guatemala and El Salvador, during the first Trump administration regional gang violence and drug trafficking pushed caravans of Honduran migrants into the United States.
—Katherine Corcoran, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrant
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According to Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation, a Kansas City area immigrants rights group, 80 immigrants rounded up by federal authorities are already being held in FCI Leavenworth, a separate federal prison in the city.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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The same state Supreme Court suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan back in April after federal officials accused the judge of allegedly helping an immigrant avoid arrest by federal immigration authorities.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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High above Chicago, in the predawn dark, flew an airborne river of migratory birds.—
Vincent Alban,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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One of the best parts about springtime is the return of migratory birds.—
Bridget Degnan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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Erdogan said a committee had been formed to work out what to do with the prisoners, particularly women and children held at refugee camps such as Al-Hol in northern Syria.—
Andrew Wilks,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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This story has been updated to reflect the shooting incident occurred near the Jenin refugee camp, not within the camp.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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This year’s Flag March again coincided with the war in Gaza, now in its 20th month, and escalating Israeli military operations against Palestinian militants in the West Bank, where settler attacks targeting Palestinian residents have been on the rise.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Daniel Brühl are among the stars gone enjoyably unhinged for this true story of melodramatic conflict among the European settlers of a Galápagos island.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, there were some 143,000 Ivorian emigrants living in France in 2020.—
Christopher Clark,
The Dial,
13 May 2025
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The tradition came from the legacy of a Dane emigrant named Max Henius, who corralled his friends to buy land and gift it to the crown in order to fete the links between his original and adopted countries.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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