1
as in lessee
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the laundry in the basement is for tenants only
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2
as in occupant
one who lives permanently in a place
the abandoned warehouse's only tenants are a band of squatters
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Recent Examples of tenant
Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Also, when prospective tenants reach out, don’t keep them waiting.
—David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
The problem is that the board’s increases, whether minimal or substantial, aren’t pegged to tenant incomes in any way.
—Curbed, 23 June 2022
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Noun
An unnamed tenant also recently signed up for 15,500 square feet of space.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Also, when prospective tenants reach out, don’t keep them waiting.
—David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
Shamus Roller, executive director of the National Housing Law Project, said the announcement gave an important nod to tenant rights at such a high government level.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
The problem is that the board’s increases, whether minimal or substantial, aren’t pegged to tenant incomes in any way.
—Curbed, 23 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant
Noun
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However, Stein said Emerick was not able to find a suitable lessee for the prime real estate.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2025
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Here's what to know For some former lessees, the discovery has been disappointing.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Napoleon, the pig who takes despotic control of the farm following the revolution — voiced with haughty gusto by Seth Rogen — bears an uncanny resemblance to the current occupant of the White House.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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Hicks agrees that deferred maintenance can lead to health and safety risks to a home’s occupants.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Verb
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There is a funny trend within the trend, though: As Crain’s found, and a quick search of our own confirms, a bunch of these clinics have leased office space along a commercial strip on or just off Madison Avenue, forming a trippy little corridor around Grand Central.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
2 June 2025
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OpenAI leases about 1 million square feet of space across five different locations in the city and employs roughly 2,000 people in San Francisco.—
Wendy Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
Noun
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This approach enhances your chances of converting visitors into customers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The latest Trump order targeting visitors from 12 countries includes exemptions for certain athletes, including those traveling to the United States for major sporting events, and Wasserman was not worried about visa issues affecting the Games.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Trump may ruin their lives — Alejandra Morales, Mexico City resident A day earlier, the president had been more pointed in her critique of U.S. immigration roundups, which have drawn widespread outrage here.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The city is being designed to understand residents’ needs and support personalized and proactive services such as healthcare, activity scheduling, and temperature management.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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The group who rents out the synagogue decided that women are allowed to pants, though Barbara notes that she’s never seen the pastor’s wife in anything but skirts or dresses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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Next, supply chain leaders should recognize that a significant portion of the complex web of interactions in supply chains occurs among assets that are rented rather than owned.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Their victims included their daughter Heather, Fred’s ex-wife Rena, Fred and Rena’s daughter Charmaine, as well as lodgers, nannies, hitchhikers, and other vulnerable women in the area.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Lucky lodgers enjoy stunning views of not only the River Thames, but also, London Eye, Big Ben and Houses of Parliament.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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And while there have been many inhabitants of the building over the years, local legend says that at least one person has yet to leave: The ghost of Don Liborio, a merchant allegedly walled alive for the death of a young woman, is said to haunt the place.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
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For centuries before Ferdinand Magellan first set foot here in 1521, the inhabitants were natural seafarers, docking on its islands and thriving aboard floating communities on boats called balangay, a word that today has come to mean the country’s smallest political unit, or village.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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“Tenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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