as in resident
one who lives permanently in a place
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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Recent Examples of inhabitant
Their inhabitants have been forced off their land by a combination of settlers and the Army, which are often indistinguishable from each other.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
With his wife Sharon, their then two-year-old twin daughters, brother Ariel and his partner Arbel, Cunio was among 76 people kidnapped from the Nir Oz kibbutz some four miles (7km) from the Gaza border, while another 47 inhabitants were killed.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Memories, words and tales of Kartli’s past shape its inhabitants’ lives, forming foundational myths.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Aid entry and border crossing The war has caused a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, with nearly all inhabitants driven from their homes, a global hunger monitor confirming famine and health authorities overwhelmed.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
With his wife Sharon, their then two-year-old twin daughters, brother Ariel and his partner Arbel, Cunio was among 76 people kidnapped from the Nir Oz kibbutz some four miles (7km) from the Gaza border, while another 47 inhabitants were killed.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Memories, words and tales of Kartli’s past shape its inhabitants’ lives, forming foundational myths.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Aid entry and border crossing The war has caused a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, with nearly all inhabitants driven from their homes, a global hunger monitor confirming famine and health authorities overwhelmed.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitant
Noun
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But among the cobweb-covered religious statues are other cemetery residents with a less-than-pleasant history.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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How are Metcalfe Park area residents are adapting to life without a full-service grocery store?—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This turned out to be a decorative piece left by the previous occupants; soon, it would get boxed up and sent to a warehouse where Saft keeps his inventory.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The investigation showed the incident began as a road rage event, initially a verbal altercation, involving the occupants of a pair of vehicles, the release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
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