as in inhabitant
one who lives permanently in a place
a resident of Atlanta
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Recent Examples of resident
Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The sharp debate in Union Park is only the latest in a series of thorny confrontations about how best to manage homelessness in the Central Florida region, where housing costs are high, shelter space is scarce, and residents are concerned about people living in public spaces.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The current incentive is a credit of 35% of all qualified Illinois spending, including post-production and Illinois resident salaries up to $500k per worker; and 30% on limited non-resident salaries up to $500,000 per worker.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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Noun
With respect to the city’s 2026 general obligation bonds, residents deserve a clear explanation of how and why these bonds were spent.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The sharp debate in Union Park is only the latest in a series of thorny confrontations about how best to manage homelessness in the Central Florida region, where housing costs are high, shelter space is scarce, and residents are concerned about people living in public spaces.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Following resident feedback that called for more gathering spaces, shade structures and pedestrian access, the City Council approved the project in 2024.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The current incentive is a credit of 35% of all qualified Illinois spending, including post-production and Illinois resident salaries up to $500k per worker; and 30% on limited non-resident salaries up to $500,000 per worker.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resident
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
Adjective
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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
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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At least one of the fleeing occupants opened fire and an officer returned fire, police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Potential future applications for the technology include electric vehicles, humanoid robotics, and stationary energy storage systems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ground Covers * Use in-ground sprinklers; select stationary heads for plantings more than a foot tall and low-precipitation-rate heads for ground covers (including lawns) on a slope.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Also on display at Greene Naftali are a number of his immobile fabric figures and abstract line drawings.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Searching for immobile subjects involves moving slowly and stopping to look around you (including behind, below and above).—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Resident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resident. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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