as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
most out-migrants cited the state's high cost of living as their main reason for leaving
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Recent Examples of out-migrant
The bluest of states — California, with almost 1.2 million domestic out-migrants since the census – is Exhibit A.
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Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-migrant
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Agents took the names of everyone in the apartment and took at least one person, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, into custody, Gonzalez, 38, said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Trump's executive order attempts to stretch this language to cover broad categories of immigrants.—
Elizabeth Wydra and Nina Henry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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This time his executive orders rely on a provision of Immigration and Nationality Act that allows for the suspension of the entry of migrants after declaring an invasion on the U.S. southern border.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, other enforcement actions such as deportations of migrants are already underway.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sheridan reportedly has a long-running desire to adapt the book that tells the story of the battles between the Comanche tribe and white settlers in America's West.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Due to a lack of hedgehogs, the settlers began using another hibernating mammal: The groundhog.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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More than 10,400 refugees around the globe who had been approved for travel to the United States suddenly found their entry denied, their airplane tickets worthless.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The change stands to impact many more Afghan refugees who may lack the documentation needed to stay in Pakistan.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known as Mormons, murdered 120 emigrants at Mountain Meadows, Utah on September 11, 1857.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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For one thing, emigrants from developing countries remit around $440 billion annually to relatives at home, a transfer that is three times the size of total official development aid worldwide.—
Sebastian Mallaby,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Sep. 2015
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“Out-migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-migrant. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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