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
Cash is usually favored by investors, so this suggests, given the drop in investor sales, that more owner-occupants are using cash.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
The table can swivel and adjust to accommodate the occupants.
—New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
Down by the lawn, some of the newest occupants at the Santa Monica complex, called the Water Garden, reclined in Adirondack chairs with books in hand.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Firefighters confirmed that a fire was burning in a wall around the fireplace and that all of the occupants were able to get out of the home.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
The table can swivel and adjust to accommodate the occupants.
—New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
Down by the lawn, some of the newest occupants at the Santa Monica complex, called the Water Garden, reclined in Adirondack chairs with books in hand.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Firefighters confirmed that a fire was burning in a wall around the fireplace and that all of the occupants were able to get out of the home.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupant
Noun
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Aldabra’s only inhabitants today are two dozen scientific and support staff living and working at its research station in a handful of low buildings clustered around a red-and-white lighthouse.—
Kevin Gepford,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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In 1544, Barbarossa, a corsair who had risen to become admiral of the Ottoman navy, raided the island and carried away into slavery almost a thousand inhabitants—practically the island’s entire population.—
Lee Marshall,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Coral Gables residents headed to the polls Tuesday to decide on a mayor and two city commissioners in an election season characterized by mudslinging and allegations of intimidation.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Affirmative votes on each bond would lead to a property tax increase for Independence residents, which city officials have said will be phased in slowly over time.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Serendipitously, Owsley would appear one day at the door, to chat up a female tenant who was renting a room from Scully.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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Also in August, a former Independence Towers tenant and a former tenant of the nearby Stonybrook East apartment complex sued FTW and its partners, citing poor conditions and retaliation.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Occupant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupant. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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