as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of resident
Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
One long overdue option is to take concrete steps to reduce the epidemic of auto insurance fraud, which effectively serves as a structural tax on mobility for many of the city’s residents.
—Ike Brannon, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Juan Sebastian Arias, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The label’s young artists were aware of the Queen’s pedigree, and Cruz recorded at a furious pace — mostly with Pacheco, but also with tastemaker Willie Colón, former jazz conguero Ray Barretto, and as resident diva with the label’s conglomerate of icons, the Fania All-Stars.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Police are reminding residents to lock their car doors, remove valuables and report any suspicious activity immediately.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
One long overdue option is to take concrete steps to reduce the epidemic of auto insurance fraud, which effectively serves as a structural tax on mobility for many of the city’s residents.
—Ike Brannon, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
This ordinance was a great start, and the city can still expand upon it to more strongly incentivize pedestrian- and resident-friendly development near transit — especially along the Orange Line.
—Juan Sebastian Arias, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The label’s young artists were aware of the Queen’s pedigree, and Cruz recorded at a furious pace — mostly with Pacheco, but also with tastemaker Willie Colón, former jazz conguero Ray Barretto, and as resident diva with the label’s conglomerate of icons, the Fania All-Stars.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
Noun
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Still, why would a government more than six thousand miles away from a suburban Pennsylvania town that has fewer than ten thousand inhabitants be poking around in a distant municipal water system?—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 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
Adjective
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Though native to East Africa and nonmigratory, the snail has made its way around the world, including to other parts of Africa, Hawaii, the Pacific islands, the Caribbean, Brazil and much of subtropical Asia.—
Kelsey Ables,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
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So, there's a chance that the commercial populations were simply originally source from a nonmigratory population.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
25 June 2019
Noun
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Another occupant was uninjured, fire officials said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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The clip later showed police escorting the car's occupants from the pond to shore.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Wellness The gym, which is a little over 1,200 square feet, is located on the top floor, almost touching the Madrid sky, and includes stationary bikes, treadmills, stair climbers, rowing machines, as well as strength equipment, weights, saunas, and changing rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The stationary silver line train was struck just after midnight at the Metro Center station, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said in a social media post.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Searching for immobile subjects involves moving slowly and stopping to look around you (including behind, below and above).—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Nancy Guthrie, 84 and pretty immobile, was missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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