cliff dweller

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dweller
Noun
  • Olson said the city has been fielding many questions from residents regarding having the police headquarters on the western side of Lake Forest and would that impact response times.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Previous attempts to add a floating helipad have been knocked back following complaints from local residents, though largely on noise complaints and these flying taxis are much quieter.
    Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 17 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
  • Among the incidents, two German nationals were stopped at the southern border earlier this week.
    Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The fire was quickly extinguished and two occupants were found inside the home at the time.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Highway 550 plows below the southwestern edge of the Pueblo, known to its Native inhabitants as Tamaya; to the east and south, I-25 barrels along from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, impeding the movements of elk, pronghorn antelope, mountain lions, and other species.
    Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers hope the discovery will provide some new insights about the first inhabitants of Western Europe during the Early Pleistocene epoch.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But Belinda understandably has her guard up, not wanting to have her heart broken a second time on this subject.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 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
  • Much of the impact on education, human services and town aid has been mitigated with $2.8 billion in emergency federal COVID aid the state received in 2021, funds that could be spent outside budget cap constraints.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Since Jimmy Butler moped his way out of town, the talent hasn’t been there.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The California native held a lead for the entire final round on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational before Russell Henley hawked him down with an incredible chip-in eagle on the par-5 16th hole, erasing a three-shot deficit in the final four holes to win his biggest career title.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The Ohio native — who turned 37 on Friday, March 14 — previously passed Ray Allen's record of 2,973 career 3-pointers in December 2021.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 14 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 29 Mar. 2025.

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