as in foreigner
a person who is not native to or known to a community
the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home
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After all, potential customers are more likely to trust a friend or peer’s recommendation than a stranger in a traditional advertisement.
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Sam Nelson, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Gilmour has announced no further tour dates, and the thousands of lucky strangers in the arena seemed content simply to smoke their weed, lean back in their seats, and absorb the sound.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
After all, who hasn't experienced that awkward moment—waving back at someone who wasn't actually waving at us, or mistaking a stranger for a friend and giving an unintended wave?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline Set over seven hallucinatory days, Harvest tells the story of a rural village community with no name, in an undefined time and place, that begins to break at the seams after the arrival of four strangers.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sam Nelson, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Gilmour has announced no further tour dates, and the thousands of lucky strangers in the arena seemed content simply to smoke their weed, lean back in their seats, and absorb the sound.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
After all, who hasn't experienced that awkward moment—waving back at someone who wasn't actually waving at us, or mistaking a stranger for a friend and giving an unintended wave?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Watch on Deadline Set over seven hallucinatory days, Harvest tells the story of a rural village community with no name, in an undefined time and place, that begins to break at the seams after the arrival of four strangers.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Stranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranger. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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