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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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Nearly a quarter of New Orleans residents live in poverty, and the prospect of a substantial windfall for a few hours’ work apparently outweighed any fear of getting into a car that was about to take part in a high-speed accident.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Today, about 33% of residents live in poverty.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Michigan couple, both US nationals, have been sailing together for more than a decade, documenting their life at sea across social media.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Two Emirati nationals and one Indian national sustained minor injuries.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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Another occupant was uninjured, fire officials said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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The clip later showed police escorting the car's occupants from the pond to shore.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Utah’s canyon country has always been a source of rejuvenation and connection for me — the kaleidoscope of rocks, raucous pinyon jays, the legacy of millennia of inhabitants.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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Four inhabitants seemed inconceivable.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Still, Ookla editorial director Sue Marek suspects some urban dwellers are adopting Starlink partly due to dissatisfaction with traditional ISPs.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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The buildings and bridges in cities become home to bats, birds, and other urban dwellers, at the cost of learning to use more natural nesting sites.—
Daniel T. Blumstein,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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If its objects are Hebrew enslavement and escape, its subject is hope.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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But the issue that's the crux of this, that Iran cannot be permitted to have a nuclear weapon, which is what the Vice President stood before the world and said that Iran is unwilling to declare, just yesterday, which was the breaking point of the negotiations, has been the subject of hearings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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From the opening scene of the family’s move to town, the soft and wistful light shapes the film’s emotional world.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Then on Friday, Israeli warplanes struck near a state security office in the southern town of Nabatieh, killing 13 officers, according to the Lebanese president’s office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Jose Alvarado was a frequent presence in the lineup immediately after being traded to his hometown, but McBride’s return from injury has kept the Brooklyn native sidelined.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The welcome center's plaza is planted with natives like azaleas, oakleaf hydrangea, bottlebrush buckeye, and needle palm.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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