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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dweller
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Vanoven urged residents to stay home as crews worked the active scene, warning that downed power lines and debris would be harder to see after dark.
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On Saturday, smoke drifted farther inland, with some residents reporting ash falling onto vehicles and property.
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About 350,000 Haitian nationals in the United States face the risk of being returned to a country that is engulfed in extreme gang violence, widespread hunger and political instability.
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Elections As part of an election bill that mostly takes effect January 1, political candidates, parties, committees and electioneering communications organizations are prohibited from accepting or soliciting contributions from a foreign national (HB 991).
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In all, five RVs were destroyed in the fire but all occupants staying at the park made it out safely with no injuries reported.
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Two occupants had opened fire before fleeing the scene, police said.
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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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In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home.
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Five years ago, Florida’s millions of condo dwellers awoke to a new reality.
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Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.
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During that encounter, the officer discharged their firearm, striking the subject.
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That’s exactly the feeling that Hayley Kiyoko’s feature debut film, Girls Like Girls, conveys with this coming-of-age story of Coley (Maya da Costa), a 17-year-old girl who moves to a small town with her estranged father (Zach Braff) after the death of her mother.
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Power is transmitted through a six-speed gearbox, with ratios that CFMoto says are equally suited to town and trail riding.
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The native of Georgia who now calls KC home closed with his own round of 65 to claim runner-up honors just one stroke back.
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The stadium appeared to be about half-filled with Ecuadorian fans, probably because of the large contingent of Ecuador natives who live in the area.
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“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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