Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliff dwellers
Noun
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Officials stress that no action is needed and that residents should not call 911.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026 -
The loss of the historical building drew criticism from the public and former residents, including former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Despite the geopolitical and financial constraints, the sea-level canal studies employed hundreds of researchers who increased knowledge of the isthmus and its human and nonhuman inhabitants.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Despite the geopolitical and financial constraints, the sea-level canal studies employed hundreds of researchers who increased knowledge of the isthmus and its human and nonhuman inhabitants.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Within moments, icy water began crashing over the gunwale, causing the boat to flip like a toy — and dumping the three occupants into the dark, shockingly cold water.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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All occupants were evaluated at the scene, and no arrests were made.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government’s emergency decree issued in spring last year, only foreign nationals with Italian parents or grandparents are now allowed to seek citizenship.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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His death brings the total at the Adelanto facility to four deaths, all involving Mexican nationals.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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But, mostly, city dwellers are deprived of the true glories of the season.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Les habitants, Depardon outfits a camper-trailer with mics and cameras and hits the French highways, parking in various locations around the country and inviting a range of people—teenagers and the elderly, single people and couples, parents and children—inside simply to talk.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the thick of the madness are two Kansas City natives.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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For mature drought-resilient plants, natives and succulents, water just once every few weeks or even once a month.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Cliff dwellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dwellers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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