as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of resident
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2026
Kyiv residents sheltering at a metro station during Russian air attacks, early on Thursday morning local time.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Learn about Sarasota’s ancient past at Phillippi Estate Park or look for the resident deer at Rothenbach Park.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
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Noun
The city is recommending zoning regulations that fall in line with state statute while trying to calm residents who are worried data centers will overwhelm resources like water and energy and impose on their quality of life.
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Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2026
Kyiv residents sheltering at a metro station during Russian air attacks, early on Thursday morning local time.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Adjective
There’s even a resident storyteller that visits with guests to share some of the property’s history.
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Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Learn about Sarasota’s ancient past at Phillippi Estate Park or look for the resident deer at Rothenbach Park.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
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The country stands out with 11 charge points per 1,000 inhabitants, the highest ratio in Europe in 2025.
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For anyone wanting to see or experience the sites and vestiges of Miami’s ancient inhabitants, the people known as Tequesta and their even more enigmatic Archaic forebears, there are only a few places to go.
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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.
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So, there's a chance that the commercial populations were simply originally source from a nonmigratory population.
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Two occupants of her Nissan Altima were taken to a trauma center.
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In the second Honda Pilot, seven occupants, including six juveniles, had minor injuries, according to the crash report.
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These parts of the lithosphere are not stationary and move slowly.
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Surplus wireless capacity met unmet consumer broadband demand, with the physics of a stationary receiver doing the rest.
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The question then becomes whether the immobile Goldin would stand as such an alternative.
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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.
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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