as in residents
one who lives permanently in a place
the kinds of nuisances that city dwellers are all too familiar with
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Recent Examples of dwellers
At night, Bar Dryce buzzes with hip city-dwellers and, on weekends, DJ sets.
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Therefore, work-from-home professionals or city dwellers who often use other modes of transportation could save big with this brand.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Sara Doody Mid-Century Lift-Top Coffee Table Apartment dwellers will love this space-saving coffee table with a convenient lift-top that doubles as a kitchen table and work desk.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Condo dwellers who are also property taxpayers within the city have historically paid private haulers for their trash pick-up and have never enjoyed free trash hauling by the city.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Still, Ookla editorial director Sue Marek suspects some urban dwellers are adopting Starlink partly due to dissatisfaction with traditional ISPs.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
The buildings and bridges in cities become home to bats, birds, and other urban dwellers, at the cost of learning to use more natural nesting sites.
—Daniel T. Blumstein, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Green noise may genuinely help shift workers or city dwellers dealing with disruptive environmental noise, and people with racing thoughts or nighttime anxiety who benefit from a quiet auditory anchor.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.
—NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Therefore, work-from-home professionals or city dwellers who often use other modes of transportation could save big with this brand.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Sara Doody Mid-Century Lift-Top Coffee Table Apartment dwellers will love this space-saving coffee table with a convenient lift-top that doubles as a kitchen table and work desk.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Condo dwellers who are also property taxpayers within the city have historically paid private haulers for their trash pick-up and have never enjoyed free trash hauling by the city.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Still, Ookla editorial director Sue Marek suspects some urban dwellers are adopting Starlink partly due to dissatisfaction with traditional ISPs.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
The buildings and bridges in cities become home to bats, birds, and other urban dwellers, at the cost of learning to use more natural nesting sites.
—Daniel T. Blumstein, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Green noise may genuinely help shift workers or city dwellers dealing with disruptive environmental noise, and people with racing thoughts or nighttime anxiety who benefit from a quiet auditory anchor.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.
—NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellers
Noun
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Much of Lofton’s research looks at developing a multi-level, multi-component food system intervention to address food insecurity inequities amongst Black American residents living in predominantly Black communities.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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When money was low, one of the residents would pick whatever was left in the garden to make a huge pot of soup to share with others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The occupants had moved on from patriotism and returned to hip-hop at full volume.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Large floor-to-ceiling windows and hinged glass doors bathe the room in natural light and provide occupants with views and access to the surrounding land.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Dwellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellers. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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