as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of resident
Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
With crews slowly regaining control of the three brush fires in West Miami-Dade that have burned over 20,000 acres in the last week, residents can expect better conditions including road reopenings and better air quality conditions.
—Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
According to our resident audio expert, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra stands out for its class-leading active noise cancellation.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
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Noun
The nature of the breach and its impact on residents is unclear.
—Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
With crews slowly regaining control of the three brush fires in West Miami-Dade that have burned over 20,000 acres in the last week, residents can expect better conditions including road reopenings and better air quality conditions.
—Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
Adjective
And, of course, no Liberty celebration would be complete without its resident style icon.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
According to our resident audio expert, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra stands out for its class-leading active noise cancellation.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
Noun
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Here, Sue Brown, left, of Athens, and Ann Massenburg, of Macon, law students, cuddle four of the tree-trunk inhabitants, which seem none too impressed.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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The company's goal for Mars is so large that Musk won't get a bonus of restricted shares unless SpaceX establishes a colony on the planet with more than 1 million inhabitants.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
15 June 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
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In all, five RVs were destroyed in the fire but all occupants staying at the park made it out safely with no injuries reported.—
Terra Sullivan,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Two occupants had opened fire before fleeing the scene, police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Will fly one scientific instrument and one other stationary payload awarded under NASA’s CLPS initiative.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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On a sunny day in late May, a brand-new Mazda CX-5 was accelerated to about 40 mph and driven toward a stationary object with the express purpose of testing whether the vehicle would hit it.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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The highly effective treatment involves sterilizing screwworm pupae -- the immobile stage of the screwworm before metamorphosis -- by exposing them to gamma radiation and then releasing them into the wild to mate with fertile females.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Scales are immobile for much of their life, appearing as small tan to gray bumps.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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