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
The occupants had moved on from patriotism and returned to hip-hop at full volume.
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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Large floor-to-ceiling windows and hinged glass doors bathe the room in natural light and provide occupants with views and access to the surrounding land.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Air purifiers protect the home's occupants from any toxicity that dare enter from outside.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
At least one of the fleeing occupants opened fire and an officer returned fire, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
As of Saturday, the vehicle’s occupants were not arrested.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office, which was on scene, will confirm and release the identifies of the occupants, Rabe said.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
The movie is understood to follow a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
When officers arrived, two of the Mercedes’ occupants got back in the car and left the scene, but the third did not and left in another direction.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Large floor-to-ceiling windows and hinged glass doors bathe the room in natural light and provide occupants with views and access to the surrounding land.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Air purifiers protect the home's occupants from any toxicity that dare enter from outside.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
At least one of the fleeing occupants opened fire and an officer returned fire, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
As of Saturday, the vehicle’s occupants were not arrested.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office, which was on scene, will confirm and release the identifies of the occupants, Rabe said.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
The movie is understood to follow a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
When officers arrived, two of the Mercedes’ occupants got back in the car and left the scene, but the third did not and left in another direction.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupants
Noun
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Much of Lofton’s research looks at developing a multi-level, multi-component food system intervention to address food insecurity inequities amongst Black American residents living in predominantly Black communities.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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When money was low, one of the residents would pick whatever was left in the garden to make a huge pot of soup to share with others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The updraft knifed through the building, whose inhabitants were already suffering without heat or power for much of the winter as Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy system.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The decades-old attraction has been closed since last September when its more than 30 inhabitants were relocated elsewhere in the park.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The vast majority of them have been either abandoned or let loose by their owners in parks or along roadsides, or handed over by apartment tenants who didn’t know they weren’t allowed.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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One of the common problems raised by renters about no-fault evictions is that they are used in discriminatory ways or as retaliation against tenants who complain about poor housing conditions.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Occupants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupants. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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