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denizens

noun

plural of denizen

as in fans

someone who regularly spends time in a particular place one of those muscle-bound denizens of the gym

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as in inhabitants

one who lives permanently in a place the polar bear is an iconic denizen of the snowy Arctic

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Recent Examples of denizens Are any of them capturing its denizens with a compassion their subjects can’t themselves reciprocate? — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 The 400-year span starts with the Lenape footpath and works its way up to today, when one of the last Bowery artists, Billy Sullivan, has painted the denizens as part of a massive installation of portraits. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 Lawrence has spent plenty of time with students on Michigan State's sprawling campus, but he's also become a staple at meetings of residents — often farmers or other rural denizens — fighting data center proposals. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 There’s a certain wavelength of hangdog humor that denizens of the former Soviet Republics seem able to tune into at will, and Georgian director Levan Koguashvili more than most. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Both Japan and Ethiopia have approximately 130 million denizens, but their dermatologist count is more than 7,000 and around 200, respectively. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 Under this nomenclature, Fredonia would be the poetic and literary term, and denizens of the nation would be called Fredonians, or more colloquially, Fredes. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 Like the resourceful denizens of China’s rotten-tail buildings, the most successful leaders will be the ones who take their fate into their own hands instead of waiting for a new set of rules to rescue them. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Bryan pushed back at the time, arguing that the song spoke to both sides of the aisle and urging fans not to let social media narratives divide them.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
With choreography from frequent collaborator Sean Bankhead, the visuals felt like a return to form, one that fans had long been anticipating.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of fans

Noun

In the visual, Karol and Mars portray lovers once again — and even share a dramatic, firework-spurring embrace at the end.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Withholding his feelings and observations from family and lovers while sharing them with the outside world, Chen traces variations of longing and desire.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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Noun

DeSantis also warned residents far outside the cone to watch for tornadoes, which can spawn before the core of Isaias moves ashore.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Older residents here repeat a mantra that the country has been through worse, notably when Iraq launched Scud missiles in 1991 during the first Gulf War.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of residents

Noun

The researchers propose that this variability in brightness is caused by the rapid evolution of fresh debris through further impacts and changes in the orbits of the system's occupants.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The four-count lawsuit alleges that High Meadow was negligent and reckless in allowing more than 150 students into a pool that had a maximum capacity of 105 occupants.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupants

Noun

Set in a courtyard deep within the forest, Oaken and his family will invite guests to dine together while enjoying the musical stylings of his cousins.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Unlike many spas that focus on the healing effects of treatments, Kamalaya goes much deeper, encouraging guests to explore more emotional issues in a safe space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of guests

Noun

Students have drawn attention to rundown classrooms that lack basics such as desks and chairs, become sweltering in summer without air conditioning and, in some cases, are infested with rats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
But of course where there’s one rat, there are usually more, and swarms of rats and an angry sea soon become the man’s antagonists.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

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