as in inhabitants
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of residents
Among other duties, Zilber worked to maintain the forest grounds and educate students and residents on sustainable forest management, according to a news release from Evers' office.
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Weak shaking has been registered and residents reported experiencing the tremor in several cities, such as Oceanside, San Diego, Vista and Santee according to the USGS DYFI report.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
While filmed in parts of Tennessee and Georgia, cameras did not make it to the movie's rural backdrop of Pegram, a town 20 miles west of Nashville that recorded a population of 2,072 residents in 2020, according to data from the United States Census Bureau.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Serve launched its robots in Atlanta in an attempt to reduce traffic in a city where most residents use cars to get around, Kashani told me.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
But residents expressed concern over the size of the development and traffic congestion.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, in the case of Florida springs, historical observations from naturalists and area residents give scientists clues going back centuries.
—Christopher F. Meindl, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Other Korean restaurants in Fort Worth Fort Worth Foodies Facebook group members suggested a few other Korean restaurants in the city that residents can visit after Sam Won’s closing.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Firefighters were also interviewing residents and management who were at the apartment at the time the fire broke out, authorities added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Weak shaking has been registered and residents reported experiencing the tremor in several cities, such as Oceanside, San Diego, Vista and Santee according to the USGS DYFI report.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
While filmed in parts of Tennessee and Georgia, cameras did not make it to the movie's rural backdrop of Pegram, a town 20 miles west of Nashville that recorded a population of 2,072 residents in 2020, according to data from the United States Census Bureau.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Serve launched its robots in Atlanta in an attempt to reduce traffic in a city where most residents use cars to get around, Kashani told me.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
But residents expressed concern over the size of the development and traffic congestion.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, in the case of Florida springs, historical observations from naturalists and area residents give scientists clues going back centuries.
—Christopher F. Meindl, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Other Korean restaurants in Fort Worth Fort Worth Foodies Facebook group members suggested a few other Korean restaurants in the city that residents can visit after Sam Won’s closing.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Firefighters were also interviewing residents and management who were at the apartment at the time the fire broke out, authorities added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residents
Noun
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Head to the Museum of the Cherokee People to explore exhibits that chronicle the history, heritage, and arts of the region’s earliest inhabitants.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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When teen, Kat (Christina Ricci) and her pseudo spiritual medium dad (Bill Pullman) are hired to rid a haunted mansion of its ghostly inhabitants, Kat ends up meeting a friendly ghost named Casper.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The civil complaints detail past fatal incidents involving occupants becoming trapped inside Cybertrucks.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The boat contained eight Chinese occupants, including one who reportedly jumped or fell into the sea before being rescued soon afterward.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Local nonprofits eventually moved tenants out and the Charlotte Fire Department condemned and boarded up the building in December.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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Now, retail tenants have scrambled to continue their businesses elsewhere.—
Molly Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Residents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residents. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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