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Recent Examples of cliff dweller
In reality, the cliff dwellers had been Ancestral Puebloans who had migrated south to the modern pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona.
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Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dweller
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Kinloch addressed his supporters at a gospel music celebration put on by metro Detroit pastors and musicians at Mount Zion Baptist Church over the weekend, and attended listening sessions with residents who invited him to speak.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The 52-year-old Milwaukee resident, who works in Brown Deer, has been a barber for more than 21 years.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Lai, a British national, stands accused of two counts of colluding with foreign forces – a crime punishable by life in prison under the 2020 national security law imposed by Beijing – and a separate sedition charge.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1928, Nicolas Hayek married a Swiss national and moved to Switzerland in the early 1950s.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
15 Aug. 2025
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All occupants were out of the building when firefighters arrived, and firefighters doused the fire, McIsaac said.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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No injuries were reported for the occupants of the semitrailer or the other SUV.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hurricane José was expected to strike, too, a few days later, so inhabitants underwent a mandatory evacuation to Antigua en masse.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
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Home to just over 1.1 million residents, the province's largest urban centers include Saskatoon, with 300,000 residents, and the capital city Regina, with approximately 240,000 inhabitants.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Studio Museum returns, on Nov. 15, with installations devoted to its collection and history, plus a show of electric-light works by Tom Lloyd, who was the subject of the museum’s first-ever exhibition, in 1968.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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As economist Hugh Rockoff writes, economic metrics have been the subject of political controversy since they were invented.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Aug. 2025
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Through their unexpected rise, the football team becomes a beacon of light for their town.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Now he’s expected to help the team on the other side of town get to the postseason.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The proud West End native's work at Cincinnati Preschool Promise goes above and beyond her job description.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Wilson, North Carolina native can get as down and dirty as your regular country boy and can also fit in among the greats.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Unlike conventional designs, Cabin of Maze is designed to disorient, challenge, and surprise its habitants though its meandering corridors and passageways.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2025
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Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.—
David Denby,
Vulture,
3 July 2024
Cite this Entry
“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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