repatriate 1 of 2

noun

Definition of repatriatenext
as in expatriate

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verb

as in to receive

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Recent Examples of repatriate
Verb
Last June, Shara signed a decree permitting foreign investors full ownership rights in most sectors, an unrestricted ability to repatriate their profits, and extensive tax and customs concessions. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 Nigeria will be restored to an index that measures equities in frontier markets, three years after it was delisted over concerns about the ability to repatriate earnings. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Exchange Houses There are a number of exchange houses in countries such as the United Arab Emirates that help Iran repatriate funds. — Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 After years of Europe advocating for more digital sovereignty, there’s a newfound sense of urgency to repatriate key services long outsourced to US companies. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for repatriate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repatriate
  1. expatriate
  2. receive
  3. refugee
  4. naturalize
  5. deportee
  6. migrant
  7. immigrant
  8. emigrant
Noun
  • Thousands of Serb expatriates in the United States, Australia and New Zealand face the same problem.
    — Branimir Pipal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Gulf state has no federal personal income tax, and has become an increasingly popular luxe destination for wealthy expatriates.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of expatriate
Verb
  • Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday.
    — Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Some voting laws have changed in Ohio since 2022, including the state eliminating its grace period for receiving mail ballots, a change that forces voters to return those ballots earlier.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of receive
Noun
  • Migrant-rights, refugee-support, human-rights or antiracist organization.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And it is inspired by the real experiences of her refugee parents.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of refugee
Verb
  • Those charges could lead to years in prison and thwart their efforts to naturalize.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • For example, Social Security's citizenship data often isn't updated when people naturalize, and the SAVE data system, operated by USCIS, frequently doesn't include records for people who became citizens as minors when their parents naturalized.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of naturalize
Noun
  • In December, the show, at Weiss’ direction, held off at the last minute showing Alfonsi’s report about the deportees, saying greater effort was needed to secure an interview with administration officials.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • The money was meant to be used to ensure deportees were housed in conditions that meet basic humanitarian needs, but, according to the source, there was no oversight or transparency about how that money was used after it was sent.
    — David Gilbert, Wired News, 27 May 2026
Definition of deportee
Noun
  • The exercise has already disproportionately disenfranchised the poor, migrants, religious minorities, women—and is bound to continue doing so.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Tens of thousands of migrants have left South Africa in recent months in one of the biggest mass exoduses in years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of migrant
Noun
  • Criminal conduct before citizenship The case illustrates how criminal conduct committed before naturalization can have consequences years after an immigrant becomes an American citizen.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Officials in a statement pointed to changing demographics, including fewer immigrants and falling enrollment.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of immigrant
Noun
  • 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 emigrant

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“Repatriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repatriate. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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