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Recent Examples of cliff dweller
In reality, the cliff dwellers had been Ancestral Puebloans who had migrated south to the modern pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona.
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Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dweller
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Once constructed, the sleeping cabin program will provide wrap-around services, meals and case management services to residents with the goal of transitioning them into permanent housing.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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More than 11 million residents live in the city proper alone.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Romero León is among around 6,000 Cuban nationals deported to Mexico under an informal, unwritten agreement between the two governments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The country’s population exceeded 9 million last year, with foreign nationals accounting for around 27%, according to government data.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
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Authorities later confirmed that the aircraft, identified as a Cessna 421C, had five people on board and that all occupants died in the crash.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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If the bolt becomes dislodged, the seat may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, raising the risk of injury, the agency said.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Fighting is ongoing in Lebanon despite a shaky ceasefire — Israel ordered inhabitants of seven towns to evacuate ahead of military operations.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The city of Reynosa has 690,000 inhabitants and sits across the river from McAllen, Texas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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In a classic Silver move, those bottom dwellers are actually penalized.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s a lot of Irish whiskey, some magic mushroom powder, a bearded van dweller ( David Wilmot ) who may or may not have killed his wife years ago, and even Chekhov’s crossbow.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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With the third-year pro also coming off a subpar 2025 campaign, Wells’ offensive capabilities have been the subject of questioning in recent weeks and months.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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But then Johnson pivoted to corruption, a touchy subject in Mexico.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Our neighbors were Blacks and Puerto Ricans, working-class Irish and Italians, and some Jews who hadn’t yet moved on, plus the legions of us new immigrants, from Asia and Eastern Europe and the Caribbean, who’d ended up in this commuter town north of New York City.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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One afternoon in November, just north of the small Oregon coastal town of Yachats, a juvenile humpback whale tumbled ashore.—
Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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The Ohio native wouldn’t be the first person in his household to enter show business.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Guangzhou native Chen Huiyi, 32, runs an English-language channel on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, recommending the best places for tourists to visit in her hometown.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cliff dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dweller. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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