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Recent Examples of repatriate
Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Lungu died from an undisclosed illness at a hospital in South Africa early this month and the process to repatriate his body for burial in Zambia has been marred by a bitter feud between his family and the current Zambian government.
—Jacob Zimba, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
In 2018, President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un met in Singapore, where North Korea promised to repatriate remains from their archives and sent 55 boxes with remains.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
The Swiss university repatriated the remains of the five kidnapped Kawésqar to the Chilean government in 2010.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
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Verb
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have compromised efforts within Syria to repatriate IS members living in prison camps across the country, and have led to major security lapses including smuggling of people out of camps holding IS members and their families.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Lungu died from an undisclosed illness at a hospital in South Africa early this month and the process to repatriate his body for burial in Zambia has been marred by a bitter feud between his family and the current Zambian government.
—Jacob Zimba, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
In 2018, President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un met in Singapore, where North Korea promised to repatriate remains from their archives and sent 55 boxes with remains.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
The Swiss university repatriated the remains of the five kidnapped Kawésqar to the Chilean government in 2010.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repatriate
Noun
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The Gulf’s economic miracle rests on approximately 31 million expatriates—over half the region's population.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Tehran also accuses Iranian expatriates and dissident groups sympathetic to Israel of supporting logistics, communication, and funding.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Verb
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For Hacks, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs didn't receive any nods, though some of their counterparts like Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder did.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Figure is powered by a proprietary AI model created for it by OpenAI, with Figure also receiving funding from OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia and Intel.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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In my 32 years at FIU, students in my courses and research lab originated from dozens of countries; many were naturalized, some were DACA recipients, others here on student visas.—
Philip Stoddard,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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According to the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, a president does not have the power to revoke the citizenship of a person born or naturalized in the United States.—
Daily News Staff,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Images released by the Defense Department show dozens of deportees, shackled and seated inside a C-17 Globemaster III as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents helped load people onto the military cargo plane.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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Immigrants who entered the country illegally but who have not committed crimes while here represent a far larger pool of potential deportees.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The Gilded Age, remember, is also the era of Jacob Riis’ landmark photo essay, How the Other Half Lives (1890), which documented children sleeping in deserted buildings, immigrants crammed into filthy dormitories, and alleyways piled with trash.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 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
Noun
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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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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repatriate. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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