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as in visitors
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the laundry in the basement is for tenants only
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as in residents
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 tenants
Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Unlike traditional property management that maintains a steady-state asset, bridge management is designed to keep properties financially viable, tenants supported, and communities engaged through years of redevelopment, repurposing, or significant change.
—Kristin Mueller, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Gaoloujin had 16 buildings in total, with numbers one through seven reserved for resettled residents, and numbers eight through 16 for tenants from elsewhere.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
While New York and San Francisco remain hotspots for ultra-wealthy tenants, the report highlights that Southern metropolitan areas are becoming increasingly popular.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Products like Ring cameras allow potential tenants to tour properties without being shown around by an agent.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
But tenants have little legal footing to stand on in combating that destruction.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Financially, tenants, both individuals and businesses, may be paying more for less.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
That one, introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, would have barred landlords from adding excessive fees to tenants outside of rent.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
No tenants were named in the available documents.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Unlike traditional property management that maintains a steady-state asset, bridge management is designed to keep properties financially viable, tenants supported, and communities engaged through years of redevelopment, repurposing, or significant change.
—Kristin Mueller, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Gaoloujin had 16 buildings in total, with numbers one through seven reserved for resettled residents, and numbers eight through 16 for tenants from elsewhere.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
While New York and San Francisco remain hotspots for ultra-wealthy tenants, the report highlights that Southern metropolitan areas are becoming increasingly popular.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Products like Ring cameras allow potential tenants to tour properties without being shown around by an agent.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
But tenants have little legal footing to stand on in combating that destruction.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Financially, tenants, both individuals and businesses, may be paying more for less.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
That one, introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, would have barred landlords from adding excessive fees to tenants outside of rent.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenants
Noun
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First, many local elder services access points train and maintain a group of volunteer visitors for isolated elders in their community.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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While driving through the exhibit, visitors are not able to open their windows and must not exit their vehicles.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company will pick up items like yard and food waste from residents.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Weak shaking was observed in Glenbrook and the surrounding area, where several residents reported experiencing the tremor, according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Milwaukee School of Engineering has owned the building since 2023 and leases it to ICE.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In year 1, FC leases property from CFC1 for $100.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All six occupants in the second vehicle were members of the lacrosse team, according to Marquette officials.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Seating is marketed for five, but three second-row occupants are transported intimately.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fluidstack still also rents space, and chips, from other companies.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Today, the plant rents dumpsters out to customers and accepts precious metals, electronics, materials that contain iron and other waste.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Under the program qualifying lessees who place an order for a Gravity by September 30 and lease between October 1 and December 31 will be eligible to receive a $7,500 Lucid Advantage Credit.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Keeping a zoo clean and livable for its animal inhabitants guzzles a lot of power.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Sep. 2025
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But unlike the billions of other web-using inhabitants of planet Earth, the 72-year-old Canter feels an ever-so-slight twinge of culpability for all that digital junk that rockets across the internet each day.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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San Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and San Jose have homeownership rates just above 50% but are similarly dominated by renters, exposing how affordability issues in urban centers are tilting the balance away from ownership.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Currently covering around 2% of the country, Starry focuses on making internet access more affordable and accessible for renters and urban residents.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Tenants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenants. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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