as in inhabitants
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of residents
District residents have been blanketed with anti-Bores mailers and texts.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
That program has been moving thousands of residents into hotels and motels, a fourth of whom are in permanent housing.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Then The Hills alum, dressed like the Caped Crusader, leads a diverse group of residents into the courtroom to throw tomatoes and take back their city.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Carr said in August the moratorium was just a pause on what the village is doing to ask what is really going to serve the residents in those specific areas.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Mexicans total 3,549 residents in the district, according to 2025 data from the Madrid City Council.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
When money was low, one of the residents would pick whatever was left in the garden to make a huge pot of soup to share with others.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Last year, the Johnson County Park and Recreation District won top honors in its class, for communities with populations more than 400,000 residents.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
This transition would mean big changes for the Idaho Air National Guard — and residents living near Gowen Field Air National Guard Base.
—Hali Smith
april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
That program has been moving thousands of residents into hotels and motels, a fourth of whom are in permanent housing.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Then The Hills alum, dressed like the Caped Crusader, leads a diverse group of residents into the courtroom to throw tomatoes and take back their city.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Carr said in August the moratorium was just a pause on what the village is doing to ask what is really going to serve the residents in those specific areas.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Mexicans total 3,549 residents in the district, according to 2025 data from the Madrid City Council.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
When money was low, one of the residents would pick whatever was left in the garden to make a huge pot of soup to share with others.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Last year, the Johnson County Park and Recreation District won top honors in its class, for communities with populations more than 400,000 residents.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
This transition would mean big changes for the Idaho Air National Guard — and residents living near Gowen Field Air National Guard Base.
—Hali Smith
april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residents
Noun
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Mischie’s comedy takes place in a remote, mountainous village in Romania where every one of the inhabitants has applied for government benefits, claiming disabilities of various kinds.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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If an ostrich egg reveals rainy conditions, that means an individual human settlement likely also felt that precipitation—and maybe the inhabitants changed their behavior accordingly.—
Hannah Richter,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Police are looking to speak with occupants of a black Nissan registered in Topeka.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Other occupants identified, prior deportations noted A passenger was detained on an immigration hold, while a third occupant fled and has not been located.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Farther north in Lake County, Hawthorn had faced the loss of several major tenants in the years leading up to the pandemic.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Developers, who have already invested around $20 million, will seek letters of intent from potential data center tenants in the coming weeks.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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“Residents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residents. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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