as in residents
one who lives permanently in a place
the kinds of nuisances that city dwellers are all too familiar with
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Recent Examples of dwellers
The feed will help the desert dwellers grow from their current stature — about the size of a deck of playing cards and easy pickings for predators — to fully grown and sturdy adults.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Desert dwellers will have to stay tuned to find out.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
The seafloor is a more stable, oxygen-poor environment, reducing erosion and decomposition (two reasons scientists find far more fossils of marine creatures than land dwellers) and preserving finer details.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
City-dwellers saw some of their first flurries this year late Friday morning, and then a burst of more significant snowfall, which has since turned to mostly rain.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree dwellers.
—Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
More than half of the world's people are now urban dwellers, and this trend is set to accelerate.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
While apartment dwellers sought phone booths during the pandemic lockdown, workers with homes and a need for privacy looked to their backyards for options.
—Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
This burden disproportionately affects low-income households, city dwellers, and young people.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Desert dwellers will have to stay tuned to find out.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
The seafloor is a more stable, oxygen-poor environment, reducing erosion and decomposition (two reasons scientists find far more fossils of marine creatures than land dwellers) and preserving finer details.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
City-dwellers saw some of their first flurries this year late Friday morning, and then a burst of more significant snowfall, which has since turned to mostly rain.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree dwellers.
—Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
More than half of the world's people are now urban dwellers, and this trend is set to accelerate.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
While apartment dwellers sought phone booths during the pandemic lockdown, workers with homes and a need for privacy looked to their backyards for options.
—Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
This burden disproportionately affects low-income households, city dwellers, and young people.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Dwellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellers. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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