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as in tenants
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
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as in landlords
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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Recent Examples of renters
The main reason behind these rent declines is that domestic migration to these metros has slowed down significantly since the pandemic frenzy at the same time that new inventory has landed on the market, giving renters more options.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Capital One has a high-end card known as Venture X and fintech company Bilt, the company that cultivated a brand by letting renters pay their rent via credit card, is expected to have a high-end card next year.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
The protections, such as relocation assistance, were intended to aid people facing unfair evictions and help renters stay in their homes.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
But the comically extreme national overreaction of most media, fans and small-plane renters to the Dolphins’ early season struggles is countered (somewhat) by a glimmer of betting reason reflected in the odds trend for Thursday night’s game in Buffalo.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Savers, retirees and renters may not feel the same relief.
—Diane Tomb, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
California's legislature this week approved a bill to let renters opt out of bulk-billing arrangements that force them to pay for Internet service from a specific provider.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Immigrant rights advocates strongly supported the measure, noting that a majority of the city’s immigrant population is renters who would benefit from more transparency about eviction proceedings.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Here are five prompts that can be cut-and-pasted into any free AI model to help prospective purchasers save thousands of dollars, identify potential pitfalls in advance and empower renters to stop funding someone else’s wealth plan.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Capital One has a high-end card known as Venture X and fintech company Bilt, the company that cultivated a brand by letting renters pay their rent via credit card, is expected to have a high-end card next year.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
The protections, such as relocation assistance, were intended to aid people facing unfair evictions and help renters stay in their homes.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
But the comically extreme national overreaction of most media, fans and small-plane renters to the Dolphins’ early season struggles is countered (somewhat) by a glimmer of betting reason reflected in the odds trend for Thursday night’s game in Buffalo.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Savers, retirees and renters may not feel the same relief.
—Diane Tomb, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
California's legislature this week approved a bill to let renters opt out of bulk-billing arrangements that force them to pay for Internet service from a specific provider.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Immigrant rights advocates strongly supported the measure, noting that a majority of the city’s immigrant population is renters who would benefit from more transparency about eviction proceedings.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Here are five prompts that can be cut-and-pasted into any free AI model to help prospective purchasers save thousands of dollars, identify potential pitfalls in advance and empower renters to stop funding someone else’s wealth plan.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renters
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That, combined with professional property management, will leave you free of midnight plumbing calls and churning tenants.—
Justin Donald,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Neighboring tenants include Walmart, Staples, Americold and Costco.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hoppe specializes in tenant representation while Rogers joins as a senior associate with experience in tenant representation and collaborations with regional and national landlords.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tenant farmers secured long-term leases or bought land at a steep discount from their landlords.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Renters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renters. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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