as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of resident
New Atlas, 23 June 2025
In Fremont, roughly 45 minutes from Omaha, investigators identified an identity theft conspiracy using a deceased person’s Social Security number that was used to make fraudulent Social Security cards, state driver’s licenses, and lawful permanent resident cards, The Center Square reported.
—Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
The annual Consumer Confidence Report shares yearly findings about water quality, ensuring safety for Kansas City residents.
—Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
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Noun
The scientists saw first-hand how resident orcas off the west coast of North America were sourcing kelp and breaking pieces off the plants, then pressing it against another killer whale's body.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
In Fremont, roughly 45 minutes from Omaha, investigators identified an identity theft conspiracy using a deceased person’s Social Security number that was used to make fraudulent Social Security cards, state driver’s licenses, and lawful permanent resident cards, The Center Square reported.
—Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
Adjective
What about the even greater spending by ex-U.S. residents on travel here?
—Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
The annual Consumer Confidence Report shares yearly findings about water quality, ensuring safety for Kansas City residents.
—Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
Noun
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According to him, the city inhabitants were feeling betrayed when it became known that Mariupol's mayor and his administration had left the city in the first days of the full-scale Russian aggression.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 July 2025
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The film follows the inhabitants of a town in Galicia who decide to dust off the village rondalla, a traditional music band.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 July 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
Noun
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Maryland State Police did not say if the vehicle occupants were related.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
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The car caught fire and both vehicle occupants were killed by the accident, the statement added.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Unlike other swinging sports, where an opponent is actively working against you (e.g., the pitcher in baseball), golf presents a stationary ball.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Many of the robots already working in warehouses are stationary robotic arms, mobile robots that operate via wheels or other kinds of stationary robots designed for just one function.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Wood’s Cycad Is Extinct In The Wild And Other Cycads Are Not Far Behind Somewhere in the greenhouses of botanical gardens, the last living males of Encephalartos woodii still stand — majestic, immobile and unable to reproduce.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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About 30 minutes later, three deputies debated how to book the immobile man.—
Christopher Damien,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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