cliff dweller

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dweller
Noun
  • Utah resident Gary Gilmore was the first to be executed following this brief moratorium after murdering a gas-station employee and a motel manager in 1976.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The outrage felt by Connecticut residents, amid a brutally hot last summer, grew late last year to a point that a petition was delivered to Gov. Ned Lamont with 68,000 signatures calling for a break on rising electric bills.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • It was then extended to nationals of Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua — countries that like Venezuela are undergoing worsening humanitarian crises prompted by bad governance.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Two of the three cases have reportedly been resolved and included German nationals being sent home.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Better protection for second-row occupants is a requirement for both the 2025 Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards, the safety group said.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The fire was quickly extinguished and two occupants were found inside the home at the time.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Much of that feel and spirit comes from the area’s Indigenous inhabitants, Taos Pueblo and the surrounding Pueblos of northern New Mexico, where Native people and Native culture exist at least as prominently–arguably more prominently–than anywhere else in the continental United States.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The Kaw Nation, the original inhabitants of this part of Kansas, also opposes the Shawnee plan to take over the site.
    Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Her husband’s case has made national news for over a decade, was featured on Dateline, 20/20 and People Magazine Investigates on Investigation Discovery and was the subject of season 1 of Wondery’s true crime podcast, Over My Dead Body.
    Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Photographed by Mayan Toledano Though Jennie has been the subject of countless photoshoots, the singer is quite camera shy.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After years of consideration, the Sundance Institute’s Board of Trustees announced Thursday that the Colorado town will host its first Sundance in January 2027.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Over 100 potential cities and town expressed interest, 13 of which submitted proposals.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The West Philly native returned with his first album since 2005’s Lost and Found on Friday (March 28) as Based on a True Story hit streaming services.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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