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
Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Through this change, tenants can soon apply to the Los Angeles County Emergency Rent Relief Program.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
The Baltimore Peninsula area was previously considered for a soccer stadium when Right to Dream, a soccer academy, had expressed interest in tenanting a venue with a USL Championship team.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
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Noun
But the 604 new units were for white tenants only until 1968, when civil-rights laws forced integration.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Through this change, tenants can soon apply to the Los Angeles County Emergency Rent Relief Program.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
The spike mirrors a wider uptick in rental property sales across the U.K., where 18% of all nationwide listings were previously tenanted, according to Rightmove.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
The Baltimore Peninsula area was previously considered for a soccer stadium when Right to Dream, a soccer academy, had expressed interest in tenanting a venue with a USL Championship team.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant
Noun
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After the term of the lease, the lessee would have the option to purchase the capital improvement for $1 if certain conditions are met.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Terms of settlement Under terms of the settlement the car companies agreed to: • Offer free ignition cylinder protectors for owners or lessees of eligible vehicles.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
16 Dec. 2025
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Two male occupants were on board and were fatally injured, officials said.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, Naperville issued a commercial building alteration permit for the new occupant, city spokeswoman Linda LaCloche said.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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His plan is for six townhouses to be leased at rates considered affordable for tenants earning just 60% of the area’s median income; another seven would be priced for people making up to 80% of that average.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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About 91% of office buildings constructed since 2000 are leased.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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After the security checks at Winn, Angela walks through iron bars into a visitor hall.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Longtime Las Vegas visitors liken the decline of buffets to the disappearance of the 99-cent shrimp cocktail, another iconic offering that had contributed to the city’s reputation as an affordable vacation spot.—
Jessica Hill,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Weak shaking has been recorded and several residents reported experiencing the tremor in Ridgecrest and the surrounding area according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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While the goal is to enhance safety, residents have some concerns.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Then came digital transformation, turning on-premises work such as marketing, commerce, or HR into digital services, often rented via remote cloud computing.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jones is happy to still be renting in Bristol.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Phantom Ranch lodgers, including the hiker, were evacuated by helicopter due to the hazardous gas.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
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Half the contestants would be the colonists; the others, the island’s indigenous inhabitants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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For one of the few times in the history of the remote arctic nation of roughly 56,000 inhabitants, Greenland is making international headlines.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Tenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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