as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of resident
Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
The recent series of Santa Ana winds over the past week have resulted in multiple power outages for some San Diego Gas & Electric customers — especially residents in backcountry and East County areas.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The show enlists resident celebrity detectives Benjamin Kheng, Gurmit Singh, Najip Ali and Xixi Lim to assist — or mislead — contestants in their decisions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Through the construction of an ingenious wooden insert the couple managed to fit a bathroom, bedroom, kitchen/living space, and even a spa into such a tiny space–compartments fold out when needed and slot perfectly back into place when the resident’s activity changes.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
The recent series of Santa Ana winds over the past week have resulted in multiple power outages for some San Diego Gas & Electric customers — especially residents in backcountry and East County areas.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Snorkeling, scuba diving, dolphin excursions and even planting coral with the resort’s resident marine biologist, among other adventures, are also available.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The show enlists resident celebrity detectives Benjamin Kheng, Gurmit Singh, Najip Ali and Xixi Lim to assist — or mislead — contestants in their decisions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
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Like the rest of the ocean, the Adriatic Sea is a theater of both cooperation and conflict among its inhabitants.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The port city’s inhabitants had heard of British war atrocities, as historian Ronald J. Drez told Louisiana Public Broadcasting in 2015.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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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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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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The sarcophagus found inside the tomb was also inscribed with the name of its occupant and his titles, according to the post.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Often when investigating a stationary radio signal, biologists would find only blood, hair, bones, wolf tracks and a radio collar still sending a telltale signal.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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For years, enterprises relied on fragmented systems such as cabling for stationary machinery, basic Wi-Fi and cellular networks to connect operations.Robert Backhouse, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Much of the equipment in the studio he’d custom-built over decades was immobile — the Bösendorfer grand piano or the SSL recording console couldn’t get out on short notice.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Surveillance footage showed the victim sleeping on an immobile F train at Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station around 7:30 a.m.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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