1
as in lessee
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the laundry in the basement is for tenants only
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2
as in occupant
one who lives permanently in a place
the abandoned warehouse's only tenants are a band of squatters
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Recent Examples of tenant
Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
The problem is that the board’s increases, whether minimal or substantial, aren’t pegged to tenant incomes in any way.
—Curbed, 23 June 2022
Chris Stegh, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
One of the tenant organizers, Karen Blondel, had just seen a documentary about the decade-long rezoning process.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 June 2025
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Noun
Shamus Roller, executive director of the National Housing Law Project, said the announcement gave an important nod to tenant rights at such a high government level.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
The problem is that the board’s increases, whether minimal or substantial, aren’t pegged to tenant incomes in any way.
—Curbed, 23 June 2022
Verb
The Risk Copilot can find and display any data that is accessible to a user within their M365 tenant, including data that people shouldn’t be able to see.
—Chris Stegh, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
One of the tenant organizers, Karen Blondel, had just seen a documentary about the decade-long rezoning process.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant
Noun
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Still, the practice denied lessees the industry-standard option of buying their vehicles and misled them for years about why.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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However, Stein said Emerick was not able to find a suitable lessee for the prime real estate.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2025
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All six occupants of the Hyundai, who were possibly three adults and three children, were pronounced dead on-scene, FHP said.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Once inside there’s more than enough space to comfortably fit four with a dedicated bin for small luggage up front within eyesight of all occupants.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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The city of San Diego is preparing to lease its office tower at 101 Ash St. on a long-term basis, at no upfront cost, to a development team that plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to convert the property into housing for low-income families.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Then there are private mobile networks, which businesses own or lease for their specific needs, such as on a mining site or inside a manufacturing plant.—
Stephen Farrugia,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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At the Mütter, this has meant providing visitors with visual annotations to the existing collection in the form of green signs.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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In return, the cycle will continue as the plant visitors carry pollen to other flowers, ensuring their survival in coming seasons.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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The town and its residents are big on history, both real and imagined.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Trump using National Guard for deportation work could go into 'uncharted territory' Some 4.2 million people, or nearly a third of the 13 million residents of greater Los Angeles, are foreign-born, according to a Migration Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Census data.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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The real estate market for for-sale homes has been experiencing significant housing inventory challenges in recent years because of higher mortgage rates, keeping prices elevated and would-be homebuyers renting for longer.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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To make ends meet, he’s relied on renting out part of his property, as well as cashing his monthly Social Security check.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Their victims included their daughter Heather, Fred’s ex-wife Rena, Fred and Rena’s daughter Charmaine, as well as lodgers, nannies, hitchhikers, and other vulnerable women in the area.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Lucky lodgers enjoy stunning views of not only the River Thames, but also, London Eye, Big Ben and Houses of Parliament.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Its genesis reaches back into our history and is directly related to the health and wellbeing of our nation’s inhabitants, and, more broadly, global health.—
Jennifer Boulanger,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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The aim is to remove tariffs and other trade barriers to ease the movement of goods in a continent of around 1.5 billion inhabitants.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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“Tenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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