as in residents
one who lives permanently in a place
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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Recent Examples of inhabitants
Following yet another renovation, the city’s inhabitants eventually relocated again to the quickly burgeoning city of Gothenburg, which remains a major center today.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
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
So much of Brazil’s identity was born out of the Afro-Brazilian culture that defines Bahia, a state where about 40 percent of the 15 million inhabitants trace their roots back to Africa.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited for many firsts in human history, including writing, urbanism and the state.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
From Jason Voorhees terrorizing all visitors of Camp Crystal Lake to Michael Myers persistently haunting the inhabitants of Haddonfield, Illinois, horror movies have relied on the silence and mystique of their main antagonists for decades.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
This mountain town of about 60,000 inhabitants was called home by a group of six athletes who would eventually become ski superstars in the 1950s.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Themed around a traditional Spanish fair, players will encounter Tormentosa’s less deadly inhabitants, and receive access to upgrades, minigames and more.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The Greeks raze the city, slaughter many of its inhabitants, and enslave those who survive.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
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
So much of Brazil’s identity was born out of the Afro-Brazilian culture that defines Bahia, a state where about 40 percent of the 15 million inhabitants trace their roots back to Africa.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited for many firsts in human history, including writing, urbanism and the state.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
From Jason Voorhees terrorizing all visitors of Camp Crystal Lake to Michael Myers persistently haunting the inhabitants of Haddonfield, Illinois, horror movies have relied on the silence and mystique of their main antagonists for decades.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
This mountain town of about 60,000 inhabitants was called home by a group of six athletes who would eventually become ski superstars in the 1950s.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Themed around a traditional Spanish fair, players will encounter Tormentosa’s less deadly inhabitants, and receive access to upgrades, minigames and more.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The Greeks raze the city, slaughter many of its inhabitants, and enslave those who survive.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitants
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Local residents have advocated for a more permanent solution to the violent elephant encounters, and for the families of the deceased to be compensated.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to organizers, the ICE Out for Good Rally in Columbia is calling on Howard County residents to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE's actions.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Malachi and the other occupants of the Camry had to be extricated from the vehicle before being transported to the hospital, police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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This evolution aims to transform the vehicle interior into a drive-less environment where occupants can engage with entertainment and other activities.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Inhabitants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitants. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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