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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dweller
Noun
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While most of the council was in favor, a majority of residents in public comment opposed the idea.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Boise residents can expect to spring into warmer weather Thursday as forecasts predict a high around 82 degrees.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two games — both fairly lopsided wins by defending champ South Carolina (over Texas) and Connecticut (over UCLA) — averaged 3.9 million viewers on ESPN in the fast nationals, down 65 percent from 11 million last year.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Indonesian national was in the country illegally after overstaying his visa.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Katherine Williams, 53, who was the sole occupant in her SUV, was shot.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But lithium-ion batteries pose a growing problem, as the number of devices with batteries increases, consumer education and disposal choices remain limited, and batteries remain a very easy-to-miss, troublesome occupant of the waste stream.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The inhabitants include a grocer, a travel agent, a general practitioner, a mayor.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Around 100 inhabitants split across three main groups are thought to remain on North Sentinel Island, located about 740 miles from the Indian mainland.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Other books clearly deal with subjects that have been stridently targeted by the Trump administration, including gender identity, sexuality and transgender issues.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What did evoke his inventiveness were the people around him in his small town.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Pour a damn fine cup of coffee and see what the cast has been up to since the '90s cult classic first left town.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Known as an accurate 3-point shooter, Dix, a native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, averaged 14.4 points a game this past season on 50.7% shooting.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the song, which features DJ Jazzy Jeff and B. Simone, the West Philly native takes on the viewpoints of both critics and fans.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Unlike conventional designs, Cabin of Maze is designed to disorient, challenge, and surprise its habitants though its meandering corridors and passageways.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2025
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Many of Murphy’s encounters have the eerie magic of habitants of two planets getting to know one another.—
David Denby,
Vulture,
3 July 2024
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“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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