as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
the only occupants of that house are an old lady and her cat
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Recent Examples of occupant
Investigators said a white Chevy Astro van drove around the street corner and, without warning, occupants inside the van opened fire on Barraza’s group, investigators said.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
This system measures the body temperature of a seat’s occupant and adjusts that of the seat according to the temperature set on the climate system.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Single-door teardrops were very common a decade or two ago, in the early days of the 21st century teardrop resurgence, but have been increasingly replaced with dual-door designs that allow each occupant to move in and out without climbing over the other.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Typically, boats engaged in the illicit drug trade would be intercepted at sea by federal authorities and occupants are processed through the criminal justice system.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
This system measures the body temperature of a seat’s occupant and adjusts that of the seat according to the temperature set on the climate system.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Single-door teardrops were very common a decade or two ago, in the early days of the 21st century teardrop resurgence, but have been increasingly replaced with dual-door designs that allow each occupant to move in and out without climbing over the other.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Typically, boats engaged in the illicit drug trade would be intercepted at sea by federal authorities and occupants are processed through the criminal justice system.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupant
Noun
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And sticking close to home may pay untold dividends for inhabitants’ mental health, Gorman said.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Set in a downtown Mexico City backstreet whose inhabitants’ lives are closely interwoven, the film is split into four clear parts.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Police are asking residents to call 305-474-6473 to report sightings of stray or aggressive dogs.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Georgia Marcum, 21, a resident of The Cliffs and a University of Arkansas, Fayetteville student was home when the shooting began and was evacuated by police.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The request is for a 10,000-square-foot, $750,000 tenant improvement in an existing 30,000-square-foot warehouse sandwiched between Micron’s campus and Interstate 84 in Southeast Boise.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Sep. 2025
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Many tenants have been there for years, said Rick Kim, whose mother owns Grace Tailoring.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupant. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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