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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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Valparaíso colorful houses and civic buildings reflect the diversity of its residents—an international mix of merchants and sailors has occupied the town for hundreds of years.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
15 Feb. 2026
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Local leaders often do their best to preserve open space and defray the costs that new residents and businesses will inevitably bring.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have in recent years detained foreign and dual nationals, typically on espionage or national security charges.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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That includes Cuban nationals with serious criminal records who were previously impossible to deport, according to Herald interviews.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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But in the quietest corner of the 10-acre sanctuary, away from the public’s prying eyes, a cohort of most unusual occupants sleep.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The driver, 31-year-old Samuel Shaver, of Des Moines, was the only occupant of the 2021 Chevrolet pickup truck.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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His calm authority, wit, and quiet moral certainty is challenged by escalating reports of a mysterious affliction hitting the inhabitants of New York and beyond.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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That doesn’t mean things have always been done right; reports that police and sanitation workers have in some circumstances simply discarded or destroyed inhabitants’ belongings without giving them the ability to pack up are shameful.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some litigation now has blocked that practice, and officials with Sanitation, DHS and the NYPD should be careful to not compound the issue by treating encampment-dwellers with respect.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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City dwellers piped in fresh water and flushed dirt away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Food and drink Onsite restaurant L’Escale is just as much a Greenwich institution as the hotel itself—a proper entity conveniently attached at the hip to your lodging for power lunchers in daylight, special-occasion diners in the evening, and a rotating cast of Hopper subjects always at the bar.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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More than half of the interview subjects self-funded their hiatuses.—
Colleen Newvine,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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In Monkayo, a gold-mining town in Davao de Oro province near Davao Oriental, the remains of three people were recovered after their house was buried late Thursday by a landslide, Dayanghirang and other officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Wine bar Counter Reformation is one of town’s top spots for a pour and sophisticated small plates.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Here are five things to know about the Louisville, Kentucky native, including the story behind the small red tattoo on her right hand.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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As a Charlotte native and leader within law enforcement for more than 40 years, there are several aspects of my professional career that separates me from the other candidates.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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