as in residents
one who lives permanently in a place
the kinds of nuisances that city dwellers are all too familiar with
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Recent Examples of dwellers
Luckily, the cast was very much like the Silo-dwellers in this situation, aka blissfully unaware that the producers were slowly losing their minds.
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Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
This fantastic video doorbell is great for homeowners, apartment dwellers, or anyone looking to keep tabs on both visitors and deliveries.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
In the case of massive grid sabotage, AI could compound the chaos and lead to a starvation of city-dwellers unthinkable in modern times.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
That being said, many city dwellers don't have this option.
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Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home.
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Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Five years ago, Florida’s millions of condo dwellers awoke to a new reality.
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Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
More than 500 miles of coastline line the city’s shores, and when the temperatures creep up, many city dwellers head to the public beaches that line the coast.
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Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
Teams have to trust in their youth, like, now, because the league’s new anti-tanking measures will force the bottom dwellers to at least try to look like professional basketball teams.
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Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
This fantastic video doorbell is great for homeowners, apartment dwellers, or anyone looking to keep tabs on both visitors and deliveries.
—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
In the case of massive grid sabotage, AI could compound the chaos and lead to a starvation of city-dwellers unthinkable in modern times.
—
Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
That being said, many city dwellers don't have this option.
—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home.
—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Five years ago, Florida’s millions of condo dwellers awoke to a new reality.
—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
More than 500 miles of coastline line the city’s shores, and when the temperatures creep up, many city dwellers head to the public beaches that line the coast.
—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
Teams have to trust in their youth, like, now, because the league’s new anti-tanking measures will force the bottom dwellers to at least try to look like professional basketball teams.
—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellers
Noun
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These are some of the asks of residents in communities around the country.
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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.
Noun
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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.
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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.
Noun
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Two occupants of her Nissan Altima were taken to a trauma center.
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In the second Honda Pilot, seven occupants, including six juveniles, had minor injuries, according to the crash report.
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“Dwellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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