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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dwellers
Noun
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District residents have been blanketed with anti-Bores mailers and texts.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026 -
That program has been moving thousands of residents into hotels and motels, a fourth of whom are in permanent housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Mischie’s comedy takes place in a remote, mountainous village in Romania where every one of the inhabitants has applied for government benefits, claiming disabilities of various kinds.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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If an ostrich egg reveals rainy conditions, that means an individual human settlement likely also felt that precipitation—and maybe the inhabitants changed their behavior accordingly.—
Hannah Richter,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Authorities later confirmed that the aircraft, identified as a Cessna 421C, had five people on board and that all occupants died in the crash.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Winans said the Tekippes both swam to the sinking vehicle to try to rescue the occupants, and Kindall assisted in getting the two survivors to the shore.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The couple were Dutch nationals.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Authorities in the eastern emirate of Fujairah said one drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility, wounding three Indian nationals.—
Adam Schreck,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The apartment also seemed to live in a separate ecosystem from the rest of my block, with the home dwellers and apartment dwellers rarely interacting.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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In a classic Silver move, those bottom dwellers are actually penalized.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Les habitants, Depardon outfits a camper-trailer with mics and cameras and hits the French highways, parking in various locations around the country and inviting a range of people—teenagers and the elderly, single people and couples, parents and children—inside simply to talk.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The real star of the show in the sight of many region natives?—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Others facing the possible revocation of their citizenship include five natives of African countries, three from Asia and two from South America, according to the DOJ.—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
8 May 2026
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“Cliff dwellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dwellers. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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