nonimmigrants

noun

plural of nonimmigrant
as in residents

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  1. residents
  2. inhabitants
  3. natives
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
  • More than 90 percent of Gaza’s inhabitants are internally displaced.
    — KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Well… The inhabitants of Étretat [where the series was partly filmed] hate us a little bit.
    — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhabitants
Noun
  • Nemacolin is privately owned and operated by the Hardy family, Pennsylvania natives who made their name and fortunes in the lumber industry.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Other Miami natives involved with the production showed up for the cameras, like the play’s choreographer Patricia Delgado, a Coral Reef Senior High graduate.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Nonimmigrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonimmigrants. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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