occupants

noun

plural of occupant
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 Authorities said none of the occupants were wearing seat belts. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Qusra siege reflects broader violence The standoff in Qusra began Sunday when dozens of settlers arrived and blocked the doors to the three houses, preventing occupants from leaving, according to the families inside. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Also injured in the crash was a 3-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy, both occupants of the 2008 Accord. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 The car’s occupants were all 17-year-old boys, the Mesa County Coroner’s Office said. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 But the systems recorded vehicles regardless of whether their occupants were suspected of wrongdoing, fueling concerns about the amount of information collected and who could search it. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Cliff Coleman, spokesman for the Bell County Sheriff’s office confirmed that both occupants died. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Two occupants who were not wearing seat belts were ejected from the vehicle. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 The occupants of the third vehicle — a 73-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman — were taken to a Memphis hospital with serious injuries. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupants
  1. residents
  2. inhabitants
  3. tenants
Noun
  • And some have speculated that the Midwestern city and its some 15,000 Haitians residents would be a focus of arrests after TPS ended.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • For generations, the 103-year-old Catholic parish has been a beacon of solace and resistance for residents angry about the latest indignity to befall the historic heart of Latino Los Angeles.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of residents
Noun
  • While growing up, the Garden of Eden changed far beyond the life needs of its inhabitants.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Hitlerite hordes are murdering and outraging the peaceful inhabitants of our country, having no mercy on women, children or old people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of inhabitants
Noun
  • Meanwhile, last winter, a CBS News New York Investigation found that inspectors find about 60-70 cases per year of NYCHA tenants committing various types of housing fraud, including illegally subleasing their homes.
    — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Scout told local news outlet PhillyVoice that BlackStar Projects, Monument Lab, DesignPhiladelphia, the Stained Glass Project, and 45 other artists, makers, and small retail businesses have currently signed on as tenants within the development.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026
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