CLIFF DWELLER Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

cliff dweller

noun

Definition of cliff dweller

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

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Noun

Thirty-three years later, the building was converted into the Calistoga Hospital (where many notable Napa residents were born) until its closure in 1964.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Yet despite the construction boom and falling rents, Pew noted that housing gaps remain even larger for lower-income residents, especially those hoping to buy a home.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

Prosecutors say Hill was the only occupant of the other car, a white Nissan Rogue, which pulled up behind the Mercedes and blocked it in.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
But today, Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2 to 1 in the state, and the current White House occupant shares a mutual disdain with the vast majority of Golden State voters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupant

Noun

The very few people who live there work on sheep ranches, and in some areas the population density is as low as one-tenth of an inhabitant per square mile.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
For a long time, bunkers were designed to protect inhabitants from the fallout of nuclear weapons.

— Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of inhabitant

Noun

But locks evolved rapidly in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when growing numbers of city dwellers became increasingly concerned about rising theft and the security of their property.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Gray noise, per The New York Times, may sound like wind blowing or steady rainfall and works for apartment dwellers sensitive to sharp or fluctuating noises.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of dweller

Noun

Then there’s the new electric Jaguar, a machine that inflamed the Internet and became the subject of global controversy when its conceptual precursor was revealed in late 2024.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
Gibney has never been one to shy away from controversy, but even before Musk’s release, the film drew the ire of its subject and threats of a defamation lawsuit.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of subject

Noun

For guests staying longer, the hotel can arrange activities including truffle hunts, seasonal wine harvest experiences, and tours of nearby towns and historical sites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
His effortlessly chic spring 2027 collection was inspired by Roger Moore, Lord Snowdon and Lucian Freud, among other men-about-town.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of town

Noun

The Jessieville native serves as a youth cross-country and track coach and as a member of the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Toward the song’s end, Maines addresses Buddy Holly, another Lubbock native whom locals cast aside.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026

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