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
By starting with a mature foundation and incorporating interior design elements that reflect an inhabitant’s personality, hobbies, and style, a teen bedroom can be versatile enough to evolve right alongside them.
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Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 10 July 2025
All of it, most critically, contingent on the whims of the current inhabitant of the Oval Office.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Set in a Black community in rural Ohio known as the Bottom, the story begins in 1919 and follows the town and its inhabitants through a series of personal and social upheavals.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Its genesis reaches back into our history and is directly related to the health and wellbeing of our nation’s inhabitants, and, more broadly, global health.
—Jennifer Boulanger, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
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Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 10 July 2025
All of it, most critically, contingent on the whims of the current inhabitant of the Oval Office.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Set in a Black community in rural Ohio known as the Bottom, the story begins in 1919 and follows the town and its inhabitants through a series of personal and social upheavals.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Its genesis reaches back into our history and is directly related to the health and wellbeing of our nation’s inhabitants, and, more broadly, global health.
—Jennifer Boulanger, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitant
Noun
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Videos from the scene posted to social media showed dozens of firefighters and other emergency service personnel at the scene, entering the building and removing residents from the immediate danger.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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The study was done to understand conditions that affect LGBTQIA+ residents’ health and well-being and how to best direct resources.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Maryland State Police did not say if the vehicle occupants were related.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
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The car caught fire and both vehicle occupants were killed by the accident, the statement added.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitant. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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