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Recent Examples of tenant
Noun
Jeanette Martinez, the District 11 council member who spearheaded the rezoning effort, hopes the property will be folded into the city’s community land trust, a bundle of properties reserved for low-income tenants or homebuyers. Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025 Schepers rented an apartment in which Urlacher had been the previous tenant, Houghton said. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
Shamus Roller, executive director of the National Housing Law Project, said the announcement gave an important nod to tenant rights at such a high government level. Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023 The problem is that the board’s increases, whether minimal or substantial, aren’t pegged to tenant incomes in any way. Curbed, 23 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for tenant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant
Noun
  • The Inflation Reduction Act that put the kibosh on so many models’ eligibility also extended them to commercial fleets (which in this case includes automakers’ captive financing arms) that are allowed to claim the tax credit without limitations and pass all or part of it along to lessees.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • When combined with another $15,000 in savings and incentives for lessees, Tesla owners can get up to $20,000 to switch to a Polestar 3.
    Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Katherine Williams, 53, who was the sole occupant in her SUV, was shot.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • All three occupants were taken to a hospital, where Green later died, authorities said.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The state will lease Laurel Park racetrack for three years at a cost of one dollar per year.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Enfield Council owns the land the tree was located on, and it is leased to Toby Carvery.
    Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Who should get another measles shot? Vaccination of visitors to areas affected by outbreaks should follow the same recommendations issued by health authorities for those areas, which are being published on the agency's website, the CDC told doctors.
    Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Upstairs, visitors can dive into an immersive journey split across four rooms: dream, travel, feel and breeze, each showcasing an aspect of the Celine summer offering, which spans lifestyle, travel, sport and fragrances.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trump has proposed that the U.S. take over the Gaza Strip, permanently displacing its Palestinian residents.
    The Hill, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Boise residents can expect to spring into warmer weather Thursday as forecasts predict a high around 82 degrees.
    Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For two months, Lee rented a room in West Harlem, about a 40-minute subway ride from the studio.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
  • If the museum later rents out space, licenses its brand or monetizes the new facility in other ways, investors could see a return on their participation.
    Larry Bomback, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To avoid disputes and to enable positive communication, agreements should be signed between lodgers and landlords.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
  • To avoid disputes and to enable positive communication, agreements should be signed between lodgers and landlords.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In 1544, Barbarossa, a corsair who had risen to become admiral of the Ottoman navy, raided the island and carried away into slavery almost a thousand inhabitants—practically the island’s entire population.
    Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Aldabra’s only inhabitants today are two dozen scientific and support staff living and working at its research station in a handful of low buildings clustered around a red-and-white lighthouse.
    Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Tenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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