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 Especially on the West Side, where a greater population of wealthy evacuees and survivors displaced from the Palisades fire have more to spend. Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2025 This chaos highlights a worst-case scenario for wildfire evacuations – one that can cause delays, heighten risks for evacuees and complicate access for emergency responders. Ashley Bosa, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025 While many of the more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees have gained asylum or special visas for those who aided the American military, the move could prompt some to lose their legal status. Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025 The base's proximity to Cyprus' second-largest civilian airport allows for the seamless transfer of evacuees to civilian flights. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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