immigrants

noun

plural of immigrant
as in migrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since

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Recent Examples of immigrants The hospital is 2½ hours from the nearest big city, Bismarck, North Dakota, where immigrants fly in and are picked up by hospital staff for the drive down to Hettinger. — Evelio Contreras, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 So would Hilton at least be an advocate for undocumented immigrants? — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The Treasury Department says the new question is meant to keep immigrants lacking permanent legal status from taking advantage of refundable tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 Saturday's event also marked a somber anniversary for the New York church, which was established in 1916 by Greek immigrants. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 These immigrants are at risk of losing Medicaid in October because of the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill, according to a new analysis from KFF Health News. — STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 The death of the mother of three sparked protests and scrutiny over how federal officers are using force against both immigrants and protesters. — Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 Florida Hoxha, a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, represented immigrants faced with potential eviction and was active in Westchester County politics. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 The administration has repeated claims of targeting immigrants with criminal histories, but recent data suggests more than half of those arrested in July had not been convicted of any crimes and were not facing any criminal charges. — Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrants
  1. migrants
  2. emigrants
  3. settlers
  4. refugees
Noun
  • Coast Guard personnel were intercepting migrants crossing the Rio Grande while working with other federal agencies when the initial gunshots came from the Mexican side of the border.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • All the passengers were migrants who paid smugglers to take them from the Bahamas to South Florida, Homeland Security Investigations agents said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of migrants
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  • Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of emigrants
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  • Israeli settlers opened fire on olive harvesters in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, killing a Palestinian officer who responded to the attack and wounding 16, Palestinian officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar blamed the souring relations on Britain’s Labour government, which has condemned Israeli military actions in Gaza, placed sanctions on settlers and recognized a Palestinian state.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • The country has also taken in more than a million Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Laotian refugees in the country – verified and registered by the United Nations – have gone missing or been found dead.
    — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of refugees

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“Immigrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrants. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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