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noun

Definition of residentnext
as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place a resident of Atlanta

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adjective

as in nonmigratory

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Recent Examples of resident
Noun
Most of Key Haven residents said no way, but the majority of residents in Monroe County voted to allow the trial to proceed. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 And a Public Policy Institute of California poll from July showed that 73% of residents oppose the construction of data centers in their communities. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District received thousands of angry emails and held packed webinars and meetings to hear resident feedback. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Admire the pair of resident bison, rent e-bikes, and hike quiet trails through prairie while overlooking the Illinois River. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resident
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
  1. inhabitant
  2. nonmigratory
  3. occupant
  4. stationary
  5. immobile
Noun
  • The film offers a portrait of a remote Salvadoran village whose inhabitants carry the memory of a massacre during the country’s civil war.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Strip had been largely obliterated in the war between Hamas and Israel, and most of its two million inhabitants were living in tents or in the ruins; images of human misery had flooded screens around the world.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of inhabitant
Adjective
  • 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
  • So, there's a chance that the commercial populations were simply originally source from a nonmigratory population.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 June 2019
Definition of nonmigratory
Noun
  • Several occupants fired shots into the home before the SUV before sped off, the witness said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The filing names Condado Tacos 50 LLC, as well as other occupants at the Providence Road address.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupant
Adjective
  • Instead of practicing in full pads, the veteran of 95 NFL games was told to lift weights, spend some time riding a stationary bike and call it a day.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Unfortunately, a particle returning from a ballistic flight is moving fast while its stationary twin is not.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of stationary
Adjective
  • The electrons separate, become largely immobile, and also organize themselves into relatively orderly patterns.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The magician—and apparently her family, down through the generations—is responsible for keeping this creature at bay by binding it to a living body that remains immobile.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of immobile

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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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