as in refugee
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters

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Recent Examples of evacuee Wartime help in Ukraine U.S. funding amid Russia’s war on Ukraine has helped to pay for fuel for evacuation vehicles, salaries for aid workers, legal and psychological support, and tickets to help evacuees reach safer locations. Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025 These dispatches from celebrity evacuees have broadcast the scale and intractability of the damage, underscoring something most Southern Californians already know to be true: No one, not even the rich and famous, is safe from the danger of wildfires. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025 By Wednesday evening, some Castaic evacuees were gathered at the Ralph’s shopping center. Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The castle opened its parking lot to the public as part of the multi-pronged effort to support the tens of thousands of wildfire evacuees and victims across the county. Elise Hu, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evacuee

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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuee. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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