squatters

plural of squatter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatters
Noun
  • Recommended for European travelers and colonists heading to the East in the late 1800s, quinine was initially added to various alcoholic beverages to mask its bitterness.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hot, wet, insect-ridden, and with a climate that made early colonists exceptionally susceptible to disease, the islands became the center of an idea formulated in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Some newcomers have become key players, while others have made minimal contributions.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The lineup for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival was unveiled Thursday morning, and includes a mix of names familiar to the competition alongside some relative newcomers.
    Eric Henderson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio relied on a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 that gives him sweeping power to expel foreigners.
    Minho Kim, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In New Zealand, the government was still preventing not just foreigners but also many of its own citizens from entering the country as late as January 2022, when 90 percent of the population was vaccinated.
    EDWARD ALDEN, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Squatters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatters. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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