Thesaurus results for RESIDING

residing

verb

present participle of reside

as in living

to have a home he's a freelance writer who resides in the Midwest

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Recent Examples of residing Some of these government measures only affect people residing in their countries. — Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 Foreign rules, domestic impact Some of these government measures only affect people residing in their countries. — Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 More news The recent release of a serial rapist is garnering outrage in the San Gabriel Valley community where the man, who is an heir to a cosmetics fortune, is reportedly residing. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 He has now been released from State prison and is reportedly residing in our community. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Nasser Barghouti, who is slightly leading Khan in large-dollar donations to American Priorities, simply stated that he is retired and residing in Dallas. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026 The newspaper’s explanation at the time was that Mitchell was — and remained — a Canadian citizen, despite residing primarily in California, thus the exclusion. — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 After combining to win just 60 games over the past three seasons, good health could see the team residing in the nation’s capital crack 40 wins for the first time since 2018. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026 On November 1, season four of The Gilded Age will premiere, and all over again, audiences will daydream about residing in ornate Beaux-Arts mansions along Fifth Avenue. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

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But the movement has widened to include workers demanding relief from rising living costs, making the government’s task broader than resolving a dispute over university admissions.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The first vote tallies came in from Brazilians living overseas, where Lula won a decisive victory in Germany, and Bolsonaro won an overwhelming victory in Japan.

— David Unsworth , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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