as in residents
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 occupants
In the comments, the woman explained the situation, noting that the property had been vacated due to problems with the previous occupants.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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
The investigation showed the incident began as a road rage event, initially a verbal altercation, involving the occupants of a pair of vehicles, the release states.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
According to a 2023 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report, the likelihood of injury to aircraft occupants due to space debris is less than one in a trillion.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
The implosion of Titan's hull exposed its occupants to 4,930 pounds per square inch of water pressure, causing their instant deaths, the report found.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The crash injured two occupants in the helicopter and three on the ground, including an eight-year-old child, according to a GoFundMe page asking for help with medical costs.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The doomed vessel imploded near the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2023, resulting in the instantaneous death of all five occupants.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The fire and damage to the semi were so extensive that first responders were originally unable to confirm the number of occupants, the Colorado State Patrol said in its initial press release.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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
The investigation showed the incident began as a road rage event, initially a verbal altercation, involving the occupants of a pair of vehicles, the release states.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
According to a 2023 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report, the likelihood of injury to aircraft occupants due to space debris is less than one in a trillion.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
The implosion of Titan's hull exposed its occupants to 4,930 pounds per square inch of water pressure, causing their instant deaths, the report found.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The crash injured two occupants in the helicopter and three on the ground, including an eight-year-old child, according to a GoFundMe page asking for help with medical costs.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The doomed vessel imploded near the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2023, resulting in the instantaneous death of all five occupants.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The fire and damage to the semi were so extensive that first responders were originally unable to confirm the number of occupants, the Colorado State Patrol said in its initial press release.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupants
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The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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If local housing development is allowed to continue on its current trajectory, houses in Gastonia will become completely unattainable for most of our residents.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rancho Day will explore what life was like for rancho inhabitants and how those lives connect to today’s residents.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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While the cease-fire is essential to prevent further injury and death, humanitarian aid to the 2 million inhabitants of Gaza is vital to begin transforming their situations.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There was no air conditioning in the summer, no heat in the winter, tenants said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Landlords have the obligation to make sure that the property is habitable for all tenants.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Occupants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupants. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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