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tenants 1 of 2

noun

plural of tenant
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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2
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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tenants

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tenant
as in leases

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Recent Examples of tenants
Noun
Some of these are the same problems NYCHA tenants have been raising for years. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Identifying Lifestyle-First And Micro-Growth Pockets Demographic changes have fundamentally altered what tenants value. — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 When companies consider office space, Dubois said, amenities like a gym, lounge and food options are often on prospective tenants’ list. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The new tenants at 3113 University Drive are officially in their soft opening phase. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026 Many people would have hesitated before taking them on as tenants, housemates, or clients. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 The developer, a partnership called The Veterans Collective, has not released plans for the commercial portion of the building or identified specific tenants. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Larger tenants include Phoenix Theatres, Planet Fitness, Ragnarok Motorworks, Cubesmart and Dirty Birdie, an entertainment venue with golf simulators and axe-throwing. — Laura Colvin, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Altogether, the property offers 2,150 square feet of living space, all currently leased to tenants, per Lapp. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenants
  1. visitors
  2. residents
  3. leases
  4. lodgers
  5. occupants
  6. rents
  7. lessees
  8. inhabitants
Noun
  • No visit to Lithfield is complete without a visit to The White Memorial Conservation Center, and in particular, the Little Pond Boardwalk, an elevated walkway that allows visitors to experience the wetland environment.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • According to information from Texas Legacy Realty, the H Mart Plaza developer, the area is a catalyst for growth and a destination, drawing visitors from throughout the DFW area.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of visitors
Noun
  • Officers located two additional adult suspects, also Sacramento residents.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The 2026 midterm elections are also demonstrating how issues that begin as disputes between local governments and residents can spread across the country and become part of national political identities.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of residents
Verb
  • Cloud service agreements totaled $29 billion, with data center leases not commenced of $25 billion, equity investments of $25 billion, and capital expenditures of $8 billion.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • According to a brief biography on the college website, Tracy Caruso is the owner and president of Delray Beach Executive Suites, which leases office space to businesses.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of leases
Noun
  • For most of the park's existence, Roaring Springs has been the only source of water available for tourists, lodgers, diners, and hikers across both rims and at the bottom of the canyon.
    — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of lodgers
Noun
  • All three occupants were evaluated for smoke inhalation at the scene and were taken to an area hospital, according to fire officials.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The school district said a student received minor injuries, however the patrol wrote the school bus occupants were not injured.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupants
Verb
  • Equinix, by contrast, rents out space in its facilities to customers of all shapes and sizes that can run servers on a variety of compute platforms, from Nvidia to AMD.
    — Isabel O'Brien,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The state now rents those beds to ICE for $291 per detainee per day.
    — Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of rents
Noun
  • More than half the current tenants are original lessees.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
  • Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez attempted to carve out exemptions for commercial restaurant lessees from the wage ordinance, citing a need to establish a distinction between hotel operators/owners and restaurants.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 14 May 2026
Definition of lessees
Noun
  • The cave’s inhabitants also extracted marrow from bones for sustenance, according to the study.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Shakhtar Donetsk Watching Champions League evenings unfold at Stamford Bridge without its usual inhabitants, Chelsea, will take some getting used to.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
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“Tenants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenants. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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