as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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as in nonmigratory
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Recent Examples of resident
Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
He was eventually arrested around 8 p.m. He was treated for unspecified injuries sustained during the struggle with residents, officials said.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Fort Worth officially broke the 1 million resident threshold in 2024, according to federal tallies.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
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Noun
Discontent in the working class neighborhood near Little Lake Conway has been simmering for more than a year but boiled over in September when a disquieted group of residents appeared before commissioners to plead for help.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
He was eventually arrested around 8 p.m. He was treated for unspecified injuries sustained during the struggle with residents, officials said.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Adjective
Known as usurpation, Africanized honey bees are known to do this, killing the resident queen.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Fort Worth officially broke the 1 million resident threshold in 2024, according to federal tallies.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
Noun
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Even so, the eruption was disastrous for Tristan’s inhabitants.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 May 2025
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Lupita Nyong'o stars as Roz, a service robot who washes up on a small island with no human inhabitants and must figure out how to adapt her programming to the wilderness while mothering a baby goose.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 May 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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When the water reaches the level of a flood, a light goes on and a buzzer sounds to alert the occupants.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The latter is down from the previous occupant of the Tuesday-Friday time slot, Alex Wagner Tonight, which averaged 1.3 million viewers of its run from 2022 to 2025.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Keeping this current roster together is the equivalent of working out on a stationary bike.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 May 2025
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The main difference between them is that hampers are often stationary and taller.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Video posted on social media showed victims and debris strewn across a long stretch of road, with at least seven people lying immobile on the ground.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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The face itself looked fine — a bit glowy at times and immobile around the eyes — but its novelty quickly wore off.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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