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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
Noun
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Videos from the scene posted to social media showed dozens of firefighters and other emergency service personnel at the scene, entering the building and removing residents from the immediate danger.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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The study was done to understand conditions that affect LGBTQIA+ residents’ health and well-being and how to best direct resources.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The criminal complaint says that the crew comprised mostly Chilean nationals and are responsible for more than $4 million in robberies and burglaries.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Josh Hoey is the current indoor national and world champion in the event.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One individual was already outside and confirmed that there were no other occupants inside.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Mayor Eric Adams, who is running for re-election, said he had been briefed on the situation and appeared on the scene in a video posted to social media, telling occupants of the building to remain inside as law enforcement conducted a search.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
29 July 2025
Noun
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In addition to its four-legged inhabitants, the island attracts woodpeckers, ospreys, falcons, and songbirds.—
Anna Staropoli,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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The destruction of Gaza is their path to expelling its inhabitants, repopulating it with Israelis, annexing the West Bank and creating what would inevitably become apartheid rule.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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The case, which has remained unsolved for decades, is the subject of a new HBO documentary, The Yogurt Shop Murders, directed by Margaret Brown.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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Our kids deserve better than being the subjects of a surveillance experiment that will leave them a world on fire.—
Liat Olenick,
New York Daily News,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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This particular location is a change from the original book, which is set in a small, fictional town in Texas.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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 suspect had a previous DUI arrest Radford, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, joined the Army in 2018 as an automated logistical specialist and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, the US Army said.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
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 11 Aug. 2025.
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