Thesaurus results for RESIDING

residing

verb

present participle of reside

as in living

to have a home he's a freelance writer who resides in the Midwest

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Recent Examples of residing After combining to win just 60 games over the past three seasons, good health could see the team residing in the nation’s capital crack 40 wins for the first time since 2018. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026 For areas that are part of multiple congressional districts, The Post weighted those population estimates based on the 2020 block-level population residing in each district. — Eric Lau, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 The man had been residing in Congo for the past seven years and fell ill about a month ago. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 On November 1, season four of The Gilded Age will premiere, and all over again, audiences will daydream about residing in ornate Beaux-Arts mansions along Fifth Avenue. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026 Paul, meanwhile, was in a period of uncharacteristic autobiographical directness in his lyric-writing, documenting his grievances with his actor girlfriend Jane Asher while residing in her family’s London home. — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 States are struggling to keep up For example, the law caused some immigrants residing legally in the country, such as refugees and those seeking asylum, to no longer be eligible for SNAP benefits. — Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 That’s a bonus for investors residing in high-tax locales like California and New Jersey. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The family relocated to Chicago in 1953 and put down roots in its Sephardic Jewish community, residing first in Hyde Park and then in West Rogers Park. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

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The living-and-dining area is about 200 square feet, and the galley kitchen has a passthrough that can be used as a counter but also sheds a little extra light on the dark cabinetry and jet-black tile.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2026
Producers Arya Ibrahim and Gita Fara describe the project as a story of the political upheaval of 1965, which tore families apart and left people who lost their citizenship living as exiles.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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