as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of resident
Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
In order to be eligible for matching funds, mayoral candidates must raise at least $250,000 from 1,000 city residents.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
Activities ranged from yoga classes and forest hikes with the resident goats to watercolor painting, s’mores bonfires, and artisanal honey tastings that perfectly captured the upstate vibe.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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Noun
After 11 months in which the Israeli government set no objectives in the northern theater, the Israeli cabinet added the safe return of Israel’s northern residents to their homes as a formal war objective.
—Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
In order to be eligible for matching funds, mayoral candidates must raise at least $250,000 from 1,000 city residents.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The investigation uncovered 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.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
Activities ranged from yoga classes and forest hikes with the resident goats to watercolor painting, s’mores bonfires, and artisanal honey tastings that perfectly captured the upstate vibe.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
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Within a few years Macondo was a village that was more orderly and hard working than any known until then by its three hundred inhabitants.Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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That decline is most visible through the emergence of scores of ghost towns and villages — locations with none or virtually nil inhabitants, deserted as local populations leave or die out.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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Following a short chase, the van pulled off the road and its four occupants ran; police caught only one of them — Valdes.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The other two occupants were their mother, Valencia Avilez, 24, and father, Marky Flores, 25.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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After reading about others’ experiences with the stationary bike, he was inspired by one man who was able to turn his health around by completing 100 rides.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Other things to love are a selection of gym equipment (including weights and a stationary bike) and Great Plains toiletries smelling of orange, grapefruit, and marula.Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Just reading about being upside down and immobile in the rock crevice makes my heart-rate skyrocket.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2024
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However, being immobile couldn’t hold her back from stealing every scene.Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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