as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of resident
Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Despite the cancellation, Herbison remained optimistic about future possibilities for the residents of Ramsay Street.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Anaheim’s resident ballet plans summer intensive Ballet enthusiasts are encouraged to audition for the Anaheim Ballet Summer Intensive.
—Andrea Manes, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
There’s a strange familiarity that many Bay Area residents start to build up with their homeless neighbors.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Despite the cancellation, Herbison remained optimistic about future possibilities for the residents of Ramsay Street.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Council ended up commissioning the Urban Land Institute to conduct its study, which will include obtaining resident input and comparing our community to similar communities around the country, looking for best practices.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Anaheim’s resident ballet plans summer intensive Ballet enthusiasts are encouraged to audition for the Anaheim Ballet Summer Intensive.
—Andrea Manes, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
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In particular, the native inhabitants of Niflheim, which look like a cross between giant woodlice and star-nosed moles and yet are capable of being cute, bring to mind Okja’s super pigs, especially when one of the babies is imperiled.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
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On Wednesday, President Trump sat alongside the king of Jordan and reiterated his plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza from its inhabitants and rebuild the area.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Though native to East Africa and nonmigratory, the snail has made its way around the world, including to other parts of Africa, Hawaii, the Pacific islands, the Caribbean, Brazil and much of subtropical Asia.—
Kelsey Ables,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
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So, there's a chance that the commercial populations were simply originally source from a nonmigratory population.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
25 June 2019
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Since both occupants were out of the car at the time of the crash, investigators haven’t figured out who was driving, police said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Yet, people have a new, more favorable attitude toward his presidency in retrospect, certainly compared to the current occupant of the White House.—
Rich Lowry,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This backward motion began to manifest itself after Mars arrived at its first stationary point on Dec. 7.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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That moisture will combine with a stationary arctic front late Sunday and early Monday to bring snow from the northern Rockies and into the northern Plains.—
Joel Shannon,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Officers with the Maitland Police Department found the vehicle immobile on the tracks in the suburb with a commuter train about 10 minutes away.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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After remaining immobile for over three decades, the iceberg finally broke free in 2020 and began drifting northward.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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