cliff dweller

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dweller
Noun
  • Beaverton resident Abbas Shafii bought the jackpot-winning ticket on Jan. 17 at a Fred Meyer store in Beaverton, about 8 miles west of Portland, the Oregon Lottery announced Friday.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
  • State of play: The AG's Office filed lawsuits against three drivers, including Maryland resident Earl Curtis, who struck and injured a child in a Capitol Hill crosswalk last year.
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Saturday’s rampage also came just days after an attack on Thursday in Munich in neighboring Germany by an Afghan national who drove his car into a crowd, injuring dozens of people, two of whom later died.
    Reuters, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
  • At a press conference, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said the 23-year-old Syrian national was arrested seven minutes after Saturday's attack unfolded in the village of just about 60,000 people bordering Italy and Slovenia.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The van got stuck on a sand berm and its two occupants ran off, investigators said.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The officer was in full uniform and was driving a pickup truck when shots were fired by both the officer and one of the occupants of a sedan, police said in a news release.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In particular, the native inhabitants of Niflheim, which look like a cross between giant woodlice and star-nosed moles and yet are capable of being cute, bring to mind Okja’s super pigs, especially when one of the babies is imperiled.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
  • But what on earth were the inhabitants of this new nation going to eat?
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The documents are unlikely to satisfy online sleuths eager for fresh details about Epstein’s crimes and his connections to famous people, which have long been the subject of intense media scrutiny.
    Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Opportunities For Growth On the subject of international trade, 40% of our survey respondents said that expanding into new markets in 2025 represented a big opportunity for growth.
    Greg Hewitt, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Eunice is a small town nearby known for its blend of Cajun, Creole and cowboy influences and is often regarded as the Cajun capital of the world.
    gqlshare, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Regarding transportation: the JR Kisei Main Line connects major cities and towns along the coast, and local buses are readily available.
    Katie Chang, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The North Carolina native grew up soaking in the sounds of gospel music in his local church and becoming a worship leader.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Taylor, a native of Finland, is accustomed to cold weather and snow.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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