as in resident
one who lives permanently in a place
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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Recent Examples of inhabitant
By The New York Times The petition described a community of about 500 inhabitants, including at least 219 primary residents and more than 100 children.
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Hank Sanders, New York Times, 4 May 2025
That ranges from how the structures get navigated by people passing through to how much those inhabitants are manipulated into ceding psychological authority to the people who control the programming of such places.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Decades after the Pacific island colony’s inhabitants were forcibly deported to accommodate an American military base, the ICJ has ruled that they be allowed to return.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2025
The data showed a genetic link between the modern Picuris Pueblo people, their ancestors and the inhabitants of Chaco Canyon.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
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Hank Sanders, New York Times, 4 May 2025
That ranges from how the structures get navigated by people passing through to how much those inhabitants are manipulated into ceding psychological authority to the people who control the programming of such places.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Decades after the Pacific island colony’s inhabitants were forcibly deported to accommodate an American military base, the ICJ has ruled that they be allowed to return.
—Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2025
The data showed a genetic link between the modern Picuris Pueblo people, their ancestors and the inhabitants of Chaco Canyon.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitant
Noun
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Miami, for example, requires city residents and employees to enroll for hurricane parking to be eligible.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Our partners in the U.S. Coast Guard facilitated a safe and efficient transport of the alien offenders off Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, ensuring the safety of the residents of those communities.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The two occupants of the jet ski stopped and started to turn back, but then sped away after apparently realizing Moore was injured.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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The latter is down from the previous occupant of the Tuesday-Friday time slot, Alex Wagner Tonight, which averaged 1.3 million viewers of its run from 2022 to 2025.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitant. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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