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as in residents
a usually longtime resident of a locality
the natives seem to resent the summer tourists even though they depend upon them for their livelihood
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as in aborigines
a member of the first people to inhabit a region
the anthropologist spent two years living among the island's natives and observing and documenting their customs and traditions
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Recent Examples of natives
Two-time Farmers champion Brandt Snedeker (2012, 2016) and San Diego natives Charley Hoffman and Michael Kim also are entered.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Some of those gathered were Venezuelan natives themselves.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Venezuelan natives came together at Arepas Latin Cuisine in San Francisco Saturday afternoon.
—Amanda Hari, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
The natives mine special depths of hostility when the old enemy is in town, but Covid and 18 years in the EFL doldrums have limited Elland Road fans to two league games in 22 years.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The pair of Arkansas natives were among four Razorbacks on Wednesday who were reportedly preparing to enter the portal along with receiver Andy Jean and defensive end Kavion Henderson.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2026
Kansas City natives Dylan Hufft and Lauren Ealey were coming back from vacation in Tampa Bay, Florida, and had to wait on their plane and then in the terminal for more than an hour for what their airline called a bomb threat.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
Indeed, where temperatures stay above 40 degrees, this hybrid of two South African natives blooms all twelve months of the year in coastal gardens.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
The two Milwaukee natives and veterans of the fire department met occasionally for breakfast to discuss work and life.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for natives
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Local residents have advocated for a more permanent solution to the violent elephant encounters, and for the families of the deceased to be compensated.—
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According to organizers, the ICE Out for Good Rally in Columbia is calling on Howard County residents to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE's actions.—
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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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At that time, Buttenheim had approximately 800 inhabitants and a large Jewish community.—
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But as prices have climbed in recent days, locals have increasingly stayed away from the market stalls, reducing the chaos to a relative hush.—
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The company cited locals’ negative reactions to the announcement as the reason for canceling the new restaurant location.—
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“Natives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natives. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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