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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
Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Developers, who have already invested around $20 million, will seek letters of intent from potential data center tenants in the coming weeks.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
By centering tenants, Mamdani has made the system’s failures more visible.
—Ines Fahmi, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Faced with fewer anchor tenants, Hackman defaulted on its mortgage and Goldman Sachs took over and is negotiating with Netflix to buy the lot at a price tag in the $330 million range.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Set in 1970s San Francisco, Maupin brings us into the magical, groovy, and energetic world of 28 Babary Lane and its young tenants.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Cleverley told the crowd that another list of tenants would be announced over the next few weeks.
—Rose Evans
updated May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Seventeen of the 26 buildings have been renovated for arts and cultural use at a cost of nearly $50 million, with more than 140 tenants, according to the Arts District.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Office space has also been incorporated into the upper floors, with several tenants expected to operate inside the building as activity ramps up.
—J.m. Banks
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Noun
Farther north in Lake County, Hawthorn had faced the loss of several major tenants in the years leading up to the pandemic.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Developers, who have already invested around $20 million, will seek letters of intent from potential data center tenants in the coming weeks.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
By centering tenants, Mamdani has made the system’s failures more visible.
—Ines Fahmi, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Faced with fewer anchor tenants, Hackman defaulted on its mortgage and Goldman Sachs took over and is negotiating with Netflix to buy the lot at a price tag in the $330 million range.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Set in 1970s San Francisco, Maupin brings us into the magical, groovy, and energetic world of 28 Babary Lane and its young tenants.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Cleverley told the crowd that another list of tenants would be announced over the next few weeks.
—Rose Evans
updated May 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
Seventeen of the 26 buildings have been renovated for arts and cultural use at a cost of nearly $50 million, with more than 140 tenants, according to the Arts District.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Office space has also been incorporated into the upper floors, with several tenants expected to operate inside the building as activity ramps up.
—J.m. Banks
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenants
Noun
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On May 1, Friends of the Skyway released results of its first major survey of 679 residents, workers and visitors from across downtown.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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Besides, Spain receives about 11 million visitors each August; many Europeans will already be in Spain.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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District residents have been blanketed with anti-Bores mailers and texts.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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That program has been moving thousands of residents into hotels and motels, a fourth of whom are in permanent housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The first hurdle for the company is reestablishing a right to mine after officials in Biden’s Department of the Interior terminated its federal site leases in early 2022.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The operator also leases Griffith Park Studios, which has an ongoing tenant, and will keep that location.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 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
Noun
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Police are looking to speak with occupants of a black Nissan registered in Topeka.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Other occupants identified, prior deportations noted A passenger was detained on an immigration hold, while a third occupant fled and has not been located.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Elite Event Robotics rents out interactive robots for events.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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In an effort to preserve the circa 1780 historical structure and the island itself, the Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation operates a small museum and rents out a series of rooms for guests.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The State Land Board closely monitors drought conditions and manages grazing on a case-by-case basis in coordination with lessees, spokeswoman Emily Barbo said in email.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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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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Mischie’s comedy takes place in a remote, mountainous village in Romania where every one of the inhabitants has applied for government benefits, claiming disabilities of various kinds.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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If an ostrich egg reveals rainy conditions, that means an individual human settlement likely also felt that precipitation—and maybe the inhabitants changed their behavior accordingly.—
Hannah Richter,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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“Tenants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenants. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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