RESIDENTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

residents

noun

plural of resident

as in inhabitants

one who lives permanently in a place a resident of Atlanta

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Recent Examples of residents These are some of the asks of residents in communities around the country. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026 Any residents on the 300 block of Front Street are being asked to exit their homes through their backyards. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 25 June 2026 If work begins soon, the community could welcome its first residents in early to mid-2028. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 News crews, Venezuelan officials and nearby residents were drawn to a remarkable scene that offered a glimmer of hope amid the country’s otherwise dystopian tableau. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 The earthquake was also felt in Los Teques, also in Miranda state, where residents described scenes of chaos and damage to buildings and businesses. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Elsewhere, residents have resorted to digging cesspits as latrine stocks run severely low, leading to soil and water contamination, according to Hosni Nadeem Mohanna, a water municipality spokesperson in Gaza City. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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The reef itself becomes the subject, inviting viewers to imagine its vastness from the perspective of one of its smallest inhabitants.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
For anyone wanting to see or experience the sites and vestiges of Miami’s ancient inhabitants, the people known as Tequesta and their even more enigmatic Archaic forebears, there are only a few places to go.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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At the time, state housing officials said this number did not offer a complete picture since some of the units included in the count were in the process of getting new tenants.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Centurion Foundation emerged as the buyer last month, after news that several mall tenants were told to pack up and leave the property in 30 days.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 3 July 2026

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