cliff dweller

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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. Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dweller
Noun
  • Fear, anger and solidarity are colliding across Minneapolis, as residents describe a city where daily life now relies on warnings and mutual care.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Additional Blink camera footage provided by residents similarly shows the suspect partially clothed or nude in common hallways, the sheriff's office said.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The crews, made up of 15 foreign nationals, were taken into custody and referred to Iran’s judicial authorities, according to Iranian state media.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The war was Israel's response to Hamas' October 2023 attack that left at least 1,665 Israelis and foreign nationals dead.
    Jasper Ward, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Two male occupants were on board and were fatally injured, officials said.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • On Monday, Naperville issued a commercial building alteration permit for the new occupant, city spokeswoman Linda LaCloche said.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The rest of the world’s living inhabitants don’t have it so good.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Its provinces, including Albacete, form part of what is known as ’empty Spain’, given their inhabitants often move from the countryside to the big cities for work.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The strained awkwardness of Adelina and Alban’s gestures of generosity underscore the class disparity between the city dwellers and their relatives.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Kyiv residents endure long daily blackouts as Russia devastates the power system, leaving tower block dwellers freezing in apartments with no heat or light.
    Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For Proust—who may have met Wilde and even been the subject of the older man’s amorous attention (though accounts of their meeting or meetings could be apocryphal)—his downfall showed that life featured far keener sorrows than those encountered in books.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Vote here The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Lowell Town Manager Craig Hendrix said recent years have brought many new commercial and residential developments into town.
    Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The South’s Most Scenic Chili’s Marble Falls, a small town located on Lake Marble Falls, a reservoir on the Colorado River in Texas’s Highland Lakes region, is largely known for its proximity to outdoor adventure, quaint downtown lined with local shops, and access to Texas wine country.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For the young generation of digital natives navigating AI anxiety around keeping up with peers using the technology and AI displacing them from jobs, the fear of the technology making people dumber is dominant.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Ketchum, a native of Oregon who now lives in the Idaho capital, fronts the Train Robbers and plays rhythm guitar.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026

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“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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