reside

verb

ri-ˈzīd How to pronounce reside (audio)
Definition of residenext
as in to live
to have a home he's a freelance writer who resides in the Midwest

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Recent Examples of reside The debate is becoming less about whether AI works and more about where decisions should reside, how much autonomy should be delegated and who remains accountable when AI participates in the workflow. — Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The Avignon papacy of the 14th century, a period when several popes resided in what is now southern France, accelerated this evolution. — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 Then there are more blind sports that reside in the rest of the atmosphere itself. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 More of it resides in the quality of contact Tucker has put on pitches in the zone. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reside
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live
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  • The prolific – and still very active – Bellocchio, who is 86, is considered the greatest living Italian director of the country’s old guard that came of age during the 1960s.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At the University of Tokyo, researchers have even grown living human skin over robotic digits to wrinkle naturally and mend wounds with collagen.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of live

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“Reside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reside. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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