as in foreigners
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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Recent Examples of strangers
Meeting a princess and an explorer in Europe During the first leg of the trip, David and John’s sleeping accommodations varied from strangers’ homes to camping in parks to a free night in an Ohio jail.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Throughout the playback, the artists embraced and celebrated each other like old friends, though many were virtually strangers days before.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
People are helping perfect strangers.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Tenants at the property said gym equipment was often broken; paint on the buildings was fading; and strangers freely entered the complex, at times stealing packages.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
As the war takes a deeper toll on her family, the kindness of strangers keeps her alive and reorients her entire worldview in the process.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
Two students at Harvard University have hooked Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses up to a facial recognition system that instantly identifies strangers in public, finds their personal information and can be used to approach them and gain their trust.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Throughout the playback, the artists embraced and celebrated each other like old friends, though many were virtually strangers days before.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
People are helping perfect strangers.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Tenants at the property said gym equipment was often broken; paint on the buildings was fading; and strangers freely entered the complex, at times stealing packages.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
As the war takes a deeper toll on her family, the kindness of strangers keeps her alive and reorients her entire worldview in the process.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
Two students at Harvard University have hooked Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses up to a facial recognition system that instantly identifies strangers in public, finds their personal information and can be used to approach them and gain their trust.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Strangers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangers. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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