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
From when French fur trappers and Catholic missionaries first made their way to the Great Lakes in the 17th century until the onset of a population boom in the mid-19th century, Indigenous inhabitants sustained relatively stable and mutually beneficial relations with colonial powers.
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Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Jersey, an island of about 100,000 inhabitants that sits in the English Channel off the northwest coast of France, is the second British Crown possession to approve assisted dying.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Elfman and his four colleagues sit as members on the select board for a town of only 18,000 inhabitants that’s also home to the Gillette Stadium, the 65,000-seat venue set to host seven games this summer.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
An answer of sorts is suggested by Isabella Gardner, the house’s original inhabitant and writer of the seven poems that inspired Connell’s seven photographs.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Jersey, an island of about 100,000 inhabitants that sits in the English Channel off the northwest coast of France, is the second British Crown possession to approve assisted dying.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Elfman and his four colleagues sit as members on the select board for a town of only 18,000 inhabitants that’s also home to the Gillette Stadium, the 65,000-seat venue set to host seven games this summer.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
An answer of sorts is suggested by Isabella Gardner, the house’s original inhabitant and writer of the seven poems that inspired Connell’s seven photographs.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitant
Noun
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Local opposition grows Organizers say opposition to the detention center has grown across Walton County, with residents urging state and federal leaders to reconsider the proposal.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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All of those traits will be called upon if the Rancho Palos Verdes resident is to make another deep run at the BNP Paribas Open, the place that feels like home and where his biggest breakthrough came in 2022.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The occupants of the vehicle, Martinez and Orta, are directed to exit the vehicle.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The occupants of a commuter plane that crashed into a residential neighborhood shortly after taking off from Phoenix Deer Valley Airport could tell something was wrong with the plane's engine.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitant. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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