as in residents
one who lives permanently in a place
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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Recent Examples of inhabitants
The unidentified American woman was stuck on Pitcairn, an island with only about 50 inhabitants, no airport and infrequent maritime options to depart.
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Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
By 1830 a quarter of Ohio’s 1 million inhabitants clustered in the state’s southwestern corner.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Indigenous words for towns and rivers often reflect their natural attributes, offering the perspective of the land's original inhabitants.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 8 June 2026
Historically, South America has proven irresistible to certain inhabitants of the northern hemisphere eager to escape the consequences of their terrible actions.
—David Futrelle, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
There was one last conversation among the Mazda’s three inhabitants.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
After introducing the central characters of the present narrative, O’Farrell dramatically widens her lens to conjure a brisk yet haunting saga of the peninsula and its inhabitants that spans millennia preceding Tomás’s arrival.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Sollas and Breuil theorized that the cave’s former inhabitants may have made art.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
In this game, the inhabitants of the village of Loom have been enslaved by the evil villain Vex in order to build a device to take over Craftworld.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
By 1830 a quarter of Ohio’s 1 million inhabitants clustered in the state’s southwestern corner.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Indigenous words for towns and rivers often reflect their natural attributes, offering the perspective of the land's original inhabitants.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 8 June 2026
Historically, South America has proven irresistible to certain inhabitants of the northern hemisphere eager to escape the consequences of their terrible actions.
—David Futrelle, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
There was one last conversation among the Mazda’s three inhabitants.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
After introducing the central characters of the present narrative, O’Farrell dramatically widens her lens to conjure a brisk yet haunting saga of the peninsula and its inhabitants that spans millennia preceding Tomás’s arrival.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Sollas and Breuil theorized that the cave’s former inhabitants may have made art.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
In this game, the inhabitants of the village of Loom have been enslaved by the evil villain Vex in order to build a device to take over Craftworld.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitants
Noun
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Fees will be waived until Sunday, June 21 to encourage residents to adopt adult dogs ages six months and older and to make room for incoming strays.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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However, a growing number of residents have been regularly showing up to city council meetings advocating for a moratorium on data center development, pointing to issues with noise pollution, water use, and electricity costs.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
Noun
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All 12 occupants of a skydiving plane that crashed Sunday about 60 miles south of Kansas City died, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.—
Mariana Alfaro,
Washington Post,
14 June 2026
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Police said the occupants of the Toyota were taken to the hospital and had injuries that were not life-threatening.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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“Inhabitants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitants. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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