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Recent Examples of occupant The implosion of Titan's hull exposed its occupants to 4,930 pounds per square inch of water pressure, causing their instant deaths, the report found. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 The crash injured two occupants in the helicopter and three on the ground, including an eight-year-old child, according to a GoFundMe page asking for help with medical costs. Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025 The doomed vessel imploded near the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2023, resulting in the instantaneous death of all five occupants. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 According to the Minnesota State Patrol accident report, none of the occupants was wearing a seat belt. Tom Cherveny, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for occupant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupant
Noun
  • Today, bats are its inhabitants, some 40,000 of them taking refuge in the darkness.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Sustainable gardening is an environmentally friendly approach that protects the earth and its inhabitants by mimicking natural ecosystems, minimizing waste and conserving resources.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But among the cobweb-covered religious statues are other cemetery residents with a less-than-pleasant history.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • How are Metcalfe Park area residents are adapting to life without a full-service grocery store?
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Landlords are then allowed to retain a portion of the security deposit to cover damages or other expenses incurred after the tenant moves out.
    Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors argued Sweeney quickly emerged as a suspect in the May 18 shooting death of Andrew Martin, who had been dating Sweeney's tenant since February.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupant. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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