transients

plural of transient

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transients
Noun
  • Most of them were migrant workers, young drifters, and then some co-renters.
    Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Entrants included everything from historic race cars to JDM drifters, time attack competition cars and off-roaders.
    Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For visitors, that makes two wheels one of the most natural ways to explore, especially now tourists can be rewarded for renting a bike from multiple providers.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This year, the consul general said the country hopes to hit 12 million tourists.
    Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Not long ago, vagrants stole my sister’s bikes.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Which is a problem, given how few travelers actually think about their safety at the airport.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Underneath the stark floodlights streamed a procession of weary travelers in T-shirts and jeans, reaching into the bottom of a white coach bus for their oversize duffel bags.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That figure would break a previous record for the highest number of visitors in a year, which was reached in 2019, before the pandemic, according to Culture Minister Fabricio Valencia.
    Jimena De La Quintana, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Chanting, song, and replicating natural sounds have long been associated with religious and healing practices across the country, now employed in wellness experiences for locals and visitors alike.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Animals that are kennel-trained will likely be pleased to be in their cozy confines and away from the bustle of vacuums, mops, and the like, but for those who are roamers, consider gating off an area for them.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In Commonweal a Berrigan brother wrote from jail of the hopeful solidarity among his Black cellmates; Catholic Worker newspapers, their cheap ink faded by an afternoon of sunlight, described finding Christ among tramps on the breadline and exhorted readers to join Him.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Transients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transients. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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