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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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Local opposition grows Organizers say opposition to the detention center has grown across Walton County, with residents urging state and federal leaders to reconsider the proposal.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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All of those traits will be called upon if the Rancho Palos Verdes resident is to make another deep run at the BNP Paribas Open, the place that feels like home and where his biggest breakthrough came in 2022.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The latest group of deportees that arrived in landlocked Eswatini included a Tanzanian, a Sudanese and two Somali nationals who would be repatriated to their respective countries of origin, the government said in a statement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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After 50 years of providing medical care to Guyana and Jamaica nationals, Cuba is withdrawing its doctors and other health specialists that have been a cornerstone of Caribbean healthcare.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Both front seats include programmable memory settings and four-way electric lumbar support, allowing occupants to fine-tune seating position and posture through the vehicle’s digital cabin controls.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Although the boat was equipped with lifejackets, officials said the occupants weren't wearing them.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The victims were found across the city, from the inner areas to the gates and roads leading out of the town, where the inhabitants fled in search of safety.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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As Morocco’s indigenous inhabitants, El Hammoumy continued, the Berbers are like other native peoples around the world who have been systematically dispossessed of their lands and heritage for centuries.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Urban kitchen with a view City dwellers can experience the best kitchen design ideas as well.—
Megan Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Mekong’s delta dwellers were nothing but kind to foreigners who had to momentarily set aside their sanitary and human Western sensibilities.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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Music is the focal point of each service, with Jeffrey playing guitar and keyboards behind the curtain, singing in a wavering voice reminiscent of Jeff Mangum about the subjects, ideas and feelings that have occupied his mind at various stages of his life.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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That’s the subject of a pretrial hearing scheduled for May 18.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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That section of town received evacuation alerts hours after flames threatened the area, and much later than wealthier, whiter areas of the unincorporated town.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The busiest single day of the year is usually the Capay Valley Almond Festival, a five-town celebration billed as the only festival of its kind in California.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The healthy 6-foot-11, 240-pound Atlanta native started and scored just two points on 1-of-5 shooting with two rebounds while playing 14 minutes, all in the first half of KU’s 69-47 blowout loss to Houston in Friday’s Big 12 tournament semifinals at T-Mobile Center.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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Two South Florida natives have returned home.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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