OCCUPANTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

occupants

noun

plural of occupant

as in residents

one who lives permanently in a place the only occupants of that house are an old lady and her cat

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Recent Examples of occupants 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 Flock cameras record passing vehicles whether or not their occupants are suspected of breaking the law. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Upon arrival, officers met with the occupants of the home who directed them to the teen who had suffered a traumatic injury. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze within an hour of the crash, but the four occupants were pronounced dead at the scene, Bilodeau said. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 The vehicle immediately left after its occupants saw the officer, according to the department. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Here are trucks that can practically drive themselves down the highway, turn their cabin into a mobile office, and put more than 60 inches of digital displays in front of their occupants. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026 Several occupants fired shots into the home before the SUV before sped off, the witness said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

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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

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The company will also be making a tenants’ club on the 61st floor, where Margaret Bourke-White briefly kept a studio in the 1930s and, glamorously if extralegally, insisted on living (with two pet alligators).

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2026
The retailer will join University Park Village, the outdoor shopping mall with a mix of luxury and high-end tenants.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

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