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cliff dweller

noun

Definition of cliff dwellernext
as in resident

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Recent Examples of cliff dweller With the help of new excavations made at undisturbed sites inside and outside the park, the story of Mesa Verde and the cliff dwellers’ abandonment continues to emerge today. — Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dweller
  1. resident
  2. national
  3. occupant
  4. inhabitant
  5. dweller
  6. subject
  7. town
  8. native
Noun
  • Gianmarco does live up to his Simon Cowell role as the panel’s resident skeptic, though Kumail is also an exacting judge, repeatedly grilling or scoffing at the players and even fact-checking them.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The decision ends a three-year legal battle that pitted the couple against a group of residents from the nearby village of Kintbury, who believed the long driveway should remain accessible to hikers.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of resident
Noun
  • The man was a Venezuelan national in the country illegally, according to DHS.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Ahmed Soliman, an Egyptian national, and Samson Birhane from Eritrea are among over 40 people who have been deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea, a small oil-rich state in central Africa.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of national
Noun
  • Several occupants fired shots into the home before the SUV before sped off, the witness said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The filing names Condado Tacos 50 LLC, as well as other occupants at the Providence Road address.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupant
Noun
  • Vahl paints a stark portrait of the town and its few inhabitants — basically three men left in charge of a few dozen others — in succinct brushstrokes that combine the remote pastoral locations with flashes of gore and violence.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Bajo Chiquito is an indigenous village of fewer than five hundred inhabitants in the far east of Panama.
    — Belén Fernández, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • Mississippi State has risen from SEC basement dweller back to relevance in just a few games to start 2026.
    — PJ Green September 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Oakland is implementing a new encampment policy that allows inhabited vehicles to be cited and towed more quickly, drawing the ire of RV dwellers who say the city is reneging on its promises.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of dweller
Noun
  • Nearly a year ago, the Louvre itself was the subject of a major heist in which $102 million worth of crown jewels were stolen in broad daylight from the Galerie d’Apollon, not far from the Mona Lisa.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • La Bola Negra became the subject of a competitive bidding war following its world premiere in Cannes, where Los Javis were awarded the fest’s best director prize for the film in a tie with Paweł Pawlikowski for Fatherland.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of subject
Noun
  • Now based in Milan, Marcon was born in 1985 in Busto Arsizio, a town an hour’s drive to the northwest of the city.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • George had a gold molar, a biology degree from the University of Nairobi, and—according to himself—a girlfriend in every town from Eldoret to Mombasa.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • The London native had no connection to Kansas and no particular reason to care about the Jayhawks before this week.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Gray, a Merced native, has represented California’s 13th District in Congress since 2024.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of native

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“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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