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
Both occupants were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
When officers arrived, two of the Mercedes’ occupants got back in the car and left the scene, but the third did not and left in another direction.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Two occupants of the vehicle struck did not suffer any life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Khalil and Faran were in the southern Lebanese town of Al-Tayri, covering developments there when an Israeli attack targeted the vehicle in front of them, killing its occupants.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
When officers arrived, two of the Mercedes’ occupants got back in the car and left the scene, but the third did not and left in another direction.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Two occupants of the vehicle struck did not suffer any life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Khalil and Faran were in the southern Lebanese town of Al-Tayri, covering developments there when an Israeli attack targeted the vehicle in front of them, killing its occupants.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupant
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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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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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Residents can choose a tenant protection voucher, a transfer to another public housing unit or other comparable housing, according to the authority.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday afternoon, District 7 Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez, community leader Father Joseph Dang and Chuong Le with 3i Law, the firm representing the owners, held a news conference outside the Asia Center to address tenant and community concerns.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupant. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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