as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
the only occupants of that house are an old lady and her cat
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Recent Examples of occupant
In Kansas, west of Salina, a fire truck and several tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles overturned; an S.U.V. slid off the road near Wichita and rolled down an embankment, killing both occupants.
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Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Jarvis recommends that homes with allergy prone occupants have air ducts cleaned every two years for better indoor air quality and minimize allergen exposure.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Both occupants wore seat belts at the time of the crash, the news release said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The cars’ occupants were not injured, though the sedan’s driver was taken to the hospital for evaluation, the first responders said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Jarvis recommends that homes with allergy prone occupants have air ducts cleaned every two years for better indoor air quality and minimize allergen exposure.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Both occupants wore seat belts at the time of the crash, the news release said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The cars’ occupants were not injured, though the sedan’s driver was taken to the hospital for evaluation, the first responders said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupant
Noun
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Your mission: gather data on its inhabitants and uncover secrets that could reshape our understanding of reality itself.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Across town from the inaugural speeches and Presidential pardons, high-fashion billionaire balls and limousine motorcades, some traumatized inhabitants of Washington, D.C., were pinning their hopes on two panda cubs at the National Zoo.—
Robin Wright,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To reduce the dust’s impact, NU began to take steps to mitigate the reduce the dust spread, and offered free car washes to residents affected it.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, over in Riverside, KCAL’s Joy Benedict was with the residents of a senior apartment complex.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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Hands-Free Management Unlike traditional property investments, where landlords handle maintenance, repairs and tenant concerns, housing providers take on these responsibilities.—
Frank Cartwright,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Connecticut tenants revived an effort Thursday to expand protections against no-fault evictions, signaling the start of what will likely be a contentious debate during this year’s General Assembly session over the government’s role in regulating the landlord-tenant relationship.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupant. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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