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
The occupants of the Lincoln, Masone and Biamonte, were taken to Broward Health North while Tampellini remained on scene.
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Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The occupants, identified by police as Soto, Duran, and a third man, Dominic Kangas, were arrested.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Callers told police that after a brief and seemingly hostile interaction with the occupants of the vehicle, the individual left school property and was last seen walking onto Ryan Lane from Edwards Avenue.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
All occupants were medically evaluated at the scene.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The occupants, identified by police as Soto, Duran, and a third man, Dominic Kangas, were arrested.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Callers told police that after a brief and seemingly hostile interaction with the occupants of the vehicle, the individual left school property and was last seen walking onto Ryan Lane from Edwards Avenue.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
All occupants were medically evaluated at the scene.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupant
Noun
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Utah’s canyon country has always been a source of rejuvenation and connection for me — the kaleidoscope of rocks, raucous pinyon jays, the legacy of millennia of inhabitants.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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Four inhabitants seemed inconceivable.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just last week, during the No Kings rally at the Boston Common, Campbell directly asked state residents to utilize the portal in order for her office to carry out prosecutions of federal agents.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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What Alkassar, who lives on South Beach, does hope to do is lure not only Miami Beach residents and tourists but locals who have in recent times proved reluctant to cross the bridges from the mainland.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the shut-off forced her out, leaving the tenants living in apartments upstairs without heat too.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The first tenant already moved in is an empty-nester, Konover said.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupant. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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