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
Offering negligible protection compared to Earth’s magnetosphere, these worlds themselves do little to shield any surface dwellers from the particles and radiation emitted by the Sun.
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Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
Real contenders don’t just beat up on the bottom dwellers.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The controversy spotlighted the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Weekends have a different vibe altogether — wedding parties, Bay Area couples ditching the Central Valley heat, city dwellers chasing a calmer scene.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Tolkien conceived of the Shire as the quaint, pastoral homeland of the Hobbits, a race of short yet courageous dwellers of the fictional Middle-earth.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
In addition to reflecting a huge range of animal sizes, the dataset also represented sharks that fill a variety of ecological niches, from reef dwellers to bottom feeders to open-ocean predators.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
City dwellers rarely have proper control of their thermostat, and rural dwellers are first to lose power in the event of any winter inclement weather.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025
Don’t limit yourself to wearing these shoes in nautical destinations—even city dwellers are getting in on this trend.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
Real contenders don’t just beat up on the bottom dwellers.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The controversy spotlighted the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Weekends have a different vibe altogether — wedding parties, Bay Area couples ditching the Central Valley heat, city dwellers chasing a calmer scene.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Tolkien conceived of the Shire as the quaint, pastoral homeland of the Hobbits, a race of short yet courageous dwellers of the fictional Middle-earth.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
In addition to reflecting a huge range of animal sizes, the dataset also represented sharks that fill a variety of ecological niches, from reef dwellers to bottom feeders to open-ocean predators.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
City dwellers rarely have proper control of their thermostat, and rural dwellers are first to lose power in the event of any winter inclement weather.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025
Don’t limit yourself to wearing these shoes in nautical destinations—even city dwellers are getting in on this trend.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellers
Noun
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Below is a list of the top five books Cincinnati residents checked out the most in October, according to the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library system.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yet, dedicated foodies are now heading instead to Greenville, a charming city of just more than 70,000 residents, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.—
Nevin Martell,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Following yet another renovation, the city’s inhabitants eventually relocated again to the quickly burgeoning city of Gothenburg, which remains a major center today.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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The title refers to the series' universal optimism pandemic that has somehow swept the planet, creating one unnaturally cheerful global society out of the planet's billions of inhabitants.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Choosing the performance setting from the touch screen delivered instant acceleration that pressed occupants into the back of its leather seats.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Like many of its competitors, Niu's entry is built for two side-by-side occupants.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Dwellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellers. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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