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Recent Examples of squatter
Animal control officers from Pasadena Humane confirmed that a bear was living under an Altadena house Sunday but could not be sure if the latest bear squatter was the same bruin from the earlier incident.
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The squatter must live on the property.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
According to the local outlet, Johnson and his neighbors frequently spot bears, especially on trash days, and recently, a second bear even entered the crawlspace before being scared off by the original squatter.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The building had housed the Mission Hills library from 1961 to 2019 and then sat unused for about five years, not counting the occasional squatter.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The squatter must live on the property.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
According to the local outlet, Johnson and his neighbors frequently spot bears, especially on trash days, and recently, a second bear even entered the crawlspace before being scared off by the original squatter.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The building had housed the Mission Hills library from 1961 to 2019 and then sat unused for about five years, not counting the occasional squatter.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatter
Noun
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The 1774 Articles of Association, which urged colonists to boycott British goods.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Portugal and Germany in Southern Africa For much of the 19th century, Portuguese colonists in Angola and Mozambique were fewer in number and weaker in authority than those in the interior of South Africa.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ethan Agarwal is a newcomer to politics and a fellow Democrat who briefly mounted a campaign for governor last year.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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That’s not newcomer-friendly at all.—
Kallie Plagge,
The Verge,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Bug, a hostile alien, crashlands on Earth and wears the skin of Edgar, a farmer, as a disguise.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The footage featured a massive robot fighting what appeared to be another massive robot, though the second combatant could have been an alien or a mechanical monster, or something.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
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Almost all the roughly 2,300 residents of Roj are foreigners.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Kataib Hezbollah has been accused of kidnapping other foreigners.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died Thursday of prostate cancer in Pennsylvania, according to his lawyer.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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Other exhibits highlight the musical roots of rock and roll, going deep on both early pioneers and legends of the genre (there are specific areas dedicated to Janis Joplin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix).—
Paul J. Heney,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Squatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatter. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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