as in residents
one who lives permanently in a place
the kinds of nuisances that city dwellers are all too familiar with
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Recent Examples of dwellers
That being said, many city dwellers don't have this option.
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Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home.
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Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Five years ago, Florida’s millions of condo dwellers awoke to a new reality.
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Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
More than 500 miles of coastline line the city’s shores, and when the temperatures creep up, many city dwellers head to the public beaches that line the coast.
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Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
More downtown dwellers will also mean more daytime customers for our small businesses, more eyes on the street to support public safety and more people to sustain the bustle of First Fridays throughout the rest of the month.
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Anthony Tordillos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Teams have to trust in their youth, like, now, because the league’s new anti-tanking measures will force the bottom dwellers to at least try to look like professional basketball teams.
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Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
This fantastic video doorbell is great for homeowners, apartment dwellers, or anyone looking to keep tabs on both visitors and deliveries.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
The movie ends with the camera pulling back from her window to show the countless others alongside it, a skyscraper’s worth of office dwellers filling the screen.
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Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home.
—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Five years ago, Florida’s millions of condo dwellers awoke to a new reality.
—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
More than 500 miles of coastline line the city’s shores, and when the temperatures creep up, many city dwellers head to the public beaches that line the coast.
—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
More downtown dwellers will also mean more daytime customers for our small businesses, more eyes on the street to support public safety and more people to sustain the bustle of First Fridays throughout the rest of the month.
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Anthony Tordillos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Teams have to trust in their youth, like, now, because the league’s new anti-tanking measures will force the bottom dwellers to at least try to look like professional basketball teams.
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Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
This fantastic video doorbell is great for homeowners, apartment dwellers, or anyone looking to keep tabs on both visitors and deliveries.
—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
The movie ends with the camera pulling back from her window to show the countless others alongside it, a skyscraper’s worth of office dwellers filling the screen.
—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellers
Noun
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The earthquake was also felt in Los Teques, also in Miranda state, where residents described scenes of chaos and damage to buildings and businesses.
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The full extent of the casualties and damage may not be clear for many hours, but reports and videos show extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure across the country as residents face a terrifying night in the streets.
Noun
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Long ago, the blue-skinned inhabitants committed genocide against a race of purple-skinned aliens and buried their bones beneath the earth, an event in which Krem was involved.
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Besieging a city frequently looks like squeezing the life from its inhabitants slowly before launching drone attacks on their farms and villages.
Noun
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All other occupants were treated at the scene or were uninjured, police said.
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The four occupants in the second vehicle, a Hyundai Elantra, were all unresponsive, according to state police.
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“Dwellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellers. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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