nonimmigrants

noun

plural of nonimmigrant
as in residents

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  1. residents
  2. inhabitants
  3. natives
Noun
  • Baltimore-area residents can expect a mostly sunny and comfortable Saturday before temperatures climb into the 90s and chances for showers and thunderstorms return during the coming week.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2026
  • His campaign website includes a section dedicated to investing in rural communities, and Talarico has focused on data center policy in recent weeks, holding a roundtable in Abilene on the subject that has rattled the state’s rural residents.
    — Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of residents
Noun
  • There, the tyrannical February has condemned its inhabitants to eternal winter and forbids them from flying, while a masked resistance movement known as The Solution fights to restore light and freedom.
    — Alexandra Patterson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The infamous explosion covered Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic debris, immortalizing the final moments of the ancient Roman cities and some of their unfortunate inhabitants in stunning detail.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of inhabitants
Noun
  • Carter and Hammer are Oakland natives, and Carter was Hammer’s lead choreographer and backup dancer at the peak of the rapper’s career in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Landscape architects, developers, and institutions are taking note and considering how trees, natives, water, habitat, and access to green space can be integrated into spaces to support people’s overall well-being.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Nonimmigrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonimmigrants. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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