squatters

plural of squatter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatters
Noun
  • Around the end of the eighteenth century, about 80 percent of New England was forested—down from over 90 percent when European colonists first arrived.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Pairing apple pie and cheddar cheese is an American tradition that began with English colonists and persists today in the Northeast and Midwest.
    Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For all these internet-savvy newcomers, though, making it to SNL is just the first part of the battle.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
  • No word yet on roles to be played by the newcomers.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pappier says that Venezuela intensified detentions of foreigners after its presidential election in 2024 — a vote that Maduro has been widely accused of stealing.
    Manuel Rueda, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That, indeed, seems a fairly broad opinion in Luxembourg, with just 670,000 people, nearly half of them foreigners.
    Vivienne Walt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Squatters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatters. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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