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 Witnesses described occupants of two vehicles shooting at each other, before speeding off. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026 In the European Union, car occupants die at roughly 28 times the rate of rail passengers, according to 2019 European Commission figures. — Eric D. Goodman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026 The other occupants were safely evacuated, and police learned the house belonged to the suspect, the post states. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026 When the new Congress convenes in January, however, six of those seats — one in the Senate and five in the House — will have new occupants. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026 Both occupants of the car were ejected, according to officials. — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 On Wednesday, an Orange County Register reporter walked up to the passenger window of one vehicle, waved and displayed her press pass in an attempt to get the occupants’ attention. — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026 That futon-like design works in conjunction with a stowaway table to support occupants in more ergonomic in-tent dining and laptop work. — New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026 All occupants were wearing seat belts, and the child was properly secured in a car seat, CHP Officer Michael Harper said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
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  1. residents
  2. inhabitants
  3. tenants
Noun
  • As a developer works to ease intense public pushback to its potential data center in Cromwell, residents in a town 30 miles to the north are campaigning to block similar operations from even being proposed in their community.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
  • SpaceX needs permission from Cochise County, where the proposal has drawn opposition from some residents.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of residents
Noun
  • Undeterred, Ghidorah returned for a rematch just a year later in Invasion of Astro Monster (1965), after being discovered supposedly terrorizing the inhabitants of Planet X, a world found beyond Jupiter.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2026
  • This year’s number one restaurant and also the Best Restaurant in Europe is Asador Etxebarri, which calls Atxondo, a village of less than 1,500 inhabitants in Spain’s Basque Country, home.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of inhabitants
Noun
  • Housing activists hope the show of force will lead to more regulations to protect tenants and crack down on real estate speculation, while Spain's left-wing government is seeking to mobilize voters ahead of a national election later this month.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Aladdin building open and leasing Not even two years later, the Aladdin is now open and leasing, and tenants have already moved in.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of tenants

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“Occupants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupants. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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