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Recent Examples of squatter
According to the local outlet, Johnson and his neighbors frequently spot bears, especially on trash days, and recently, a second bear even entered the crawlspace before being scared off by the original squatter.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The building had housed the Mission Hills library from 1961 to 2019 and then sat unused for about five years, not counting the occasional squatter.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Oliver eliminates one pole-climbing threat by plopping a hat on his head, leading to a big fall — then takes this as an opportunity to evict his squatter.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Suddenly Maria is a squatter, but a savvy one.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The building had housed the Mission Hills library from 1961 to 2019 and then sat unused for about five years, not counting the occasional squatter.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Oliver eliminates one pole-climbing threat by plopping a hat on his head, leading to a big fall — then takes this as an opportunity to evict his squatter.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Suddenly Maria is a squatter, but a savvy one.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatter
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And farther off, toward the mountains, the Cimarronaje—the settlements of the Black Seminoles and Mascogos who, on escaping slavery, became colonists of a territory that asked for their protection in exchange for ownership.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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From the days of colonists and pirates to the more modern era (of, say, bankers and lawyers servicing offshore corporations), its touristic charms have gone largely unappreciated.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Greenblatt said the newcomers have also drawn much of their business from the more skilled bettors — known as sharps — who tend to be less profitable for gambling companies.—
Peyton Forte,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Eight candidates, most of them newcomers, are seeking six available seats on the La Jolla Community Planning Association board in its annual election.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Theater artist James Ortiz voiced the character in the upcoming project and served as the lead puppeteer for the alien, who is very much the second lead to Ryan Gosling’s Ryland Grace.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Feb. 2026
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Stuck in the dirt, the hexagonal silver node looked like a device an alien could have planted.—
Lauren Steele,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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If the fear is that foreigners are coming here to take our jobs and ruin beloved American traditions, there are plenty of nonnative artists to grouse about.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The paranoia of the exile and the foreigner is also very concerned in language.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ivy Queen Reggaeton icon and pioneer Ivy Queen has performed with Bad Bunny on multiple occasions, with the rapper crediting the Queen of Reggaeton as a major inspiration.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Along with coaches George Halas, Clark Shaughnessy, and Ralph Jones, Luckman was a pioneer in the T Formation motion, with three running backs lined up behind the quarterback and a man shifting laterally and behind the line of scrimmage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Squatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatter. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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