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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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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
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The board’s research also shows that landlord incomes have risen across the city for three years in a row — a fact that tenant groups have stressed as proof a freeze is needed.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
5 Dec. 2025
The City of Sunnyvale is asking community members for input on everything from road and trail improvements to tenant protections in a series of surveys.
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Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Noun
South Shore Freight is a tenant railroad that uses South Shore Line tracks.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The board’s research also shows that landlord incomes have risen across the city for three years in a row — a fact that tenant groups have stressed as proof a freeze is needed.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Verb
If a resident is living in a Berrada Properties building, the organization has a division dedicated to tenant settlement compensation and assistance.
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Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
5 Dec. 2025
The City of Sunnyvale is asking community members for input on everything from road and trail improvements to tenant protections in a series of surveys.
—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant
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The owner and lessee will bear the responsibility of clearing the debris and alleviating some of the effects of the fire and its aftermath, Moore said, including looking for ways to mitigate debris flowing out of the warehouse, and the smell emitted by the rotting food.
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This because payments are based on the difference between the transaction price and what the leasing company expects the model will be worth at the end of the term, financed at the going interest rate, which is again affected one way or the other by a lessee’s FICO score.
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All other occupants were treated at the scene or were uninjured, police said.
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The four occupants in the second vehicle, a Hyundai Elantra, were all unresponsive, according to state police.
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Key Lime Air, a charter air service, sought to lease 1,200 square feet of office and storage space at the airport last year — the kind of agreement Denver International Airport regularly enters into with airlines.
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The Patmos site in Independence could be used to lease server space to other AI companies in a similar way, Brisimitzakis said.
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Standing in a doorway, Myron Cathey, 38, held a box of tissues for visitors.
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Earlier this month, Roberts spotted Aaron in one of the armchairs in the middle of the visitors clubhouse in Pittsburgh.
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As rescuers continue to search the rubble for thousands of missing residents, other relief teams are turning their attention to Venezuela’s long-term needs in the aftermath of the earthquakes.
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Outside, residents and guests can enjoy a 10-person hot tub, pool, custom skating rink (and complementary ice skates) and trampoline.
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Guests can also rent Freedom Flyer cruiser bikes to pedal around the property and to nearby shops like Brewster Book Store, The Brewster Store, and Pelo Mar boutique.
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For Mosta, the bet is that owning the dollar moving through the system beats renting someone else's.
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Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.
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Phantom Ranch lodgers, including the hiker, were evacuated by helicopter due to the hazardous gas.
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Besieging a city frequently looks like squeezing the life from its inhabitants slowly before launching drone attacks on their farms and villages.
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The only permanent inhabitants of the country are seminomadic Cree Indians who trap the waterways in the winter and congregate in the summer at trading posts such as Mistassini Post and Rupert House.
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“Tenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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