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
Today, bats are its inhabitants, some 40,000 of them taking refuge in the darkness.
—
Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Sustainable gardening is an environmentally friendly approach that protects the earth and its inhabitants by mimicking natural ecosystems, minimizing waste and conserving resources.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
This Brazilian metropolis, with over one million inhabitants and located in the Amazon region, will host international leaders this November for the UN Climate Summit.
—Tarciana Medeiros, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Many of the building’s inhabitants, including children, were restrained and marched outside.
—Geraldo Cadava, 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
Soon after, Kravitz began hosting an annual dental-care clinic, completely free of charge for the island’s inhabitants.
—Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Sustainable gardening is an environmentally friendly approach that protects the earth and its inhabitants by mimicking natural ecosystems, minimizing waste and conserving resources.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
This Brazilian metropolis, with over one million inhabitants and located in the Amazon region, will host international leaders this November for the UN Climate Summit.
—Tarciana Medeiros, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Many of the building’s inhabitants, including children, were restrained and marched outside.
—Geraldo Cadava, 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
Soon after, Kravitz began hosting an annual dental-care clinic, completely free of charge for the island’s inhabitants.
—Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitants
Noun
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These suburban residents hope that vigilance will prevent the process of neighbourhood change from beginning.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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About two weeks into the shutdown, reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Appleton Post-Crescent and Green Bay Press-Gazette visited downtown areas to ask residents and visitors how the shutdown is impacting them — and who, if anyone, is to blame.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the comments, the woman explained the situation, noting that the property had been vacated due to problems with the previous occupants.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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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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“Inhabitants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitants. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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