as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of resident
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Guests can access the trail, meditate with the resident Buddhist monk, go whitewater rafting on the Mo Chhu river, and visit the picturesque Punakha Dzong, a centuries-old fortress.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recently, residents in the Charlotte region have begun voicing opposition to plans for large data centers in their communities.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Since December, Maverick Development Partners has worked to address resident concerns, with the West Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association acting as the conduit.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Guests can access the trail, meditate with the resident Buddhist monk, go whitewater rafting on the Mo Chhu river, and visit the picturesque Punakha Dzong, a centuries-old fortress.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Israel has launched a new ground offensive into Gaza City and warned residents to leave and head south.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recently, residents in the Charlotte region have begun voicing opposition to plans for large data centers in their communities.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
Noun
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And sticking close to home may pay untold dividends for inhabitants’ mental health, Gorman said.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Set in a downtown Mexico City backstreet whose inhabitants’ lives are closely interwoven, the film is split into four clear parts.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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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One of the trucks caught fire and the driver, who was the sole occupant of the burning truck, died at scene, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Sep. 2025
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The explosion blew open the front gate of the building and collided with a passing car, injuring its occupants.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There are several variations, including the front squat, goblet squat (holding a weight or kettle bell), back squat (holding a bar on the shoulders) and the split squat (stationary lunge).—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The exercise can be performed on various equipment including stationary bikes, rowing machines, or assault bikes, with participants maintaining approximately 75-80% of their maximum heart rate during the active intervals.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Despite their name, the mobile homes are conspicuously immobile.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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In this model, our planet was covered for its first 2 to 3 billion years by a rigid, immobile outer shell with convection processes occurring beneath it in Earth’s mantle.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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