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 Windsors’ real estate portfolio is far from shabby, but the centuries-old castles lack a personal touch from their modern-day inhabitants.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
At that time, Buttenheim had approximately 800 inhabitants and a large Jewish community.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
Ecuador ended 2025 as its most violent year on record, with a homicide rate of 52 per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the Ecuadorian Observatory of Organized Crime.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The 57,000 inhabitants of Greenland deserve to have a say in this.
—ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
But there are some plus sides, such as the bunker’s inhabitants still being able to dance to yacht rock.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Jan. 2026
And so Lagos remains a vortex of energy, pulling in the aspiring and the curious, while somehow sustaining its longtime inhabitants.
—Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Iran has 92 million inhabitants, perhaps the largest population in the world to have been isolated for decades from the global financial system.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, inhabitants of the Kalahari Desert have relied on the toxins harvested from beetle larvae.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabitants
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Last month, the building went into foreclosure, and residents were forced to move out of the building by court orders, despite pleas for more time.—
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The county is statutorily obligated to pay for the representation of Moody and Nobles, but many of the residents who spoke at the commissioners court meeting asked the county to settle the case so the Johnson family may find peace.—
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Malachi and the other occupants of the Camry had to be extricated from the vehicle before being transported to the hospital, police said.—
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This evolution aims to transform the vehicle interior into a drive-less environment where occupants can engage with entertainment and other activities.—
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“Inhabitants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabitants. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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