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as in lover
someone who regularly spends time in a particular place
one of those muscle-bound denizens of the gym
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as in resident
one who lives permanently in a place
the polar bear is an iconic denizen of the snowy Arctic
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The last of the 124 actors hired to play the diminutive denizens of Munchkinland died in 2018, but the 2007 star ceremony was attended by seven survivors: Mickey Carroll, Ruth Duccini, Jerry Maren, Margaret Pellegrini, Meinhardt Raabe, Karl Slover, and Clarence Swensen.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
Laurence Olivier Award-winner Abeysekera will feature as the Angry Pixie, one of the magical denizens of the woodland, and Bennett-Warner as Grandma’s assistant, Hannah.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
One weekend this past June, Jeff Koons and Maurizio Cattelan joined a cadre of art-world denizens for the annual festivities of influential collector Dakis Joannou’s Deste Foundation.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
Manatees and monarch butterflies are among the wildlife denizens of Wakulla Springs and St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
Laurence Olivier Award-winner Abeysekera will feature as the Angry Pixie, one of the magical denizens of the woodland, and Bennett-Warner as Grandma’s assistant, Hannah.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
One weekend this past June, Jeff Koons and Maurizio Cattelan joined a cadre of art-world denizens for the annual festivities of influential collector Dakis Joannou’s Deste Foundation.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
Manatees and monarch butterflies are among the wildlife denizens of Wakulla Springs and St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Denizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denizen. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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