as in inhabitants
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of residents
The earthquake was also felt in Los Teques, also in Miranda state, where residents described scenes of chaos and damage to buildings and businesses.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The full extent of the casualties and damage may not be clear for many hours, but reports and videos show extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure across the country as residents face a terrifying night in the streets.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Any residents on the 300 block of Front Street are being asked to exit their homes through their backyards.
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Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
If work begins soon, the community could welcome its first residents in early to mid-2028.
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Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
With its roughly 17,000 residents, the municipality some 170 kilometers (around 100 miles) from the capital of Belgrade accounts for about a fifth of Serbia's raspberry exports.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
If approved by voters this fall, the noncitizen voting measure would enable the council to pass an ordinance allowing noncitizen residents of Los Angeles to vote in citywide and Los Angeles Unified school board elections.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The full extent of the casualties and damage may not be clear for many hours, but reports and videos show extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure across the country as residents face a terrifying night in the streets.
—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Any residents on the 300 block of Front Street are being asked to exit their homes through their backyards.
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Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
If work begins soon, the community could welcome its first residents in early to mid-2028.
—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
With its roughly 17,000 residents, the municipality some 170 kilometers (around 100 miles) from the capital of Belgrade accounts for about a fifth of Serbia's raspberry exports.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
If approved by voters this fall, the noncitizen voting measure would enable the council to pass an ordinance allowing noncitizen residents of Los Angeles to vote in citywide and Los Angeles Unified school board elections.
—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for residents
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Long ago, the blue-skinned inhabitants committed genocide against a race of purple-skinned aliens and buried their bones beneath the earth, an event in which Krem was involved.
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Besieging a city frequently looks like squeezing the life from its inhabitants slowly before launching drone attacks on their farms and villages.
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All other occupants were treated at the scene or were uninjured, police said.
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The four occupants in the second vehicle, a Hyundai Elantra, were all unresponsive, according to state police.
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The expansion’s Council proponents have never really addressed this point beyond emotional appeals to the plight of overburdened tenants.
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But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
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“Residents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residents. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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