1
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
Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
While the rent freeze has been framed as relief for tenants, rising insurance costs may emerge as a new affordability killer in New York City, housing experts and economists told , undoing any savings tenants might have gained from a cap on rent.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
And those spirits are not happy about the new tenants.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
Pricing limits can make costs higher for tenants who live in non-regulated units.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
That fee could be paid as part of rent by tenants of West North Avenue businesses, according to the plan.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Future tenants coming to Sakura Novi include Chubby Cattle Wagyu Shabu House, Dancing Pine Korean Steak House, Teso Life, Book Off and Cloud Boba Tea, according to owners.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
To avoid freezing pipes, tenants and homeowners should turn on their furnaces.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Private property owners with open storefronts can apply for tenants, creatives and small businesses can apply for spaces, and both can apply for funding in the form of grants and subsidies.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
More tenants could be announced at Everette Downs with a commercial building space and an outparcel still available, Robinson said.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
While the rent freeze has been framed as relief for tenants, rising insurance costs may emerge as a new affordability killer in New York City, housing experts and economists told , undoing any savings tenants might have gained from a cap on rent.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
And those spirits are not happy about the new tenants.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
Pricing limits can make costs higher for tenants who live in non-regulated units.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
That fee could be paid as part of rent by tenants of West North Avenue businesses, according to the plan.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Future tenants coming to Sakura Novi include Chubby Cattle Wagyu Shabu House, Dancing Pine Korean Steak House, Teso Life, Book Off and Cloud Boba Tea, according to owners.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
To avoid freezing pipes, tenants and homeowners should turn on their furnaces.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Private property owners with open storefronts can apply for tenants, creatives and small businesses can apply for spaces, and both can apply for funding in the form of grants and subsidies.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenants
Noun
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Tourist attractions remain open, but visitors are asked to dress modestly and behave respectfully during the mourning period.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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From Jason Voorhees terrorizing all visitors of Camp Crystal Lake to Michael Myers persistently haunting the inhabitants of Haddonfield, Illinois, horror movies have relied on the silence and mystique of their main antagonists for decades.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The houses, often apartments inside the city’s tall residential buildings, strike so much fear among residents that anyone willing to live there can negotiate hefty discounts in one of the world’s most expensive property markets.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The death toll from heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said Friday, as residents of the flooded city of Hoi An started cleanup operations as the water levels began to subside.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Data-center leases from, say, Meta can then be repackaged into a financial instrument that people can buy and sell—a bond, in essence.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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McCourt still owns 50% of the parking lot, and leases it out to Guggenheim.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The design included a sleek, jet-age body and forward cab placement to distance occupants from radiation exposure.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Though designed as a 2+2, the cabin was best left to the pleasure of front occupants.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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The specific model used in the heist was sold to a customer in the Greater Paris area who rents it out, according to Böcker’s statement.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI rents out Nvidia graphics chips to run models through Oracle, as well as CoreWeave, Google and Microsoft.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 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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From Jason Voorhees terrorizing all visitors of Camp Crystal Lake to Michael Myers persistently haunting the inhabitants of Haddonfield, Illinois, horror movies have relied on the silence and mystique of their main antagonists for decades.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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This mountain town of about 60,000 inhabitants was called home by a group of six athletes who would eventually become ski superstars in the 1950s.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some rent reporting services require your landlord or property manager to verify payments, while others allow renters to self-report by submitting bank statements or other proof.—
Layla Melendez,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some San Diego renters have reported being charged a separate fee for trash as soon as the city started charging for it.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Tenants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenants. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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