Thesaurus results for HABITAT

habitat

noun

ˈha-bə-ˌtat

as in home

the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found a forest in California is set aside to preserve the unique brushy, rugged habitat required by nesting California condors

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Recent Examples of habitat For a creature that relies on stealth and stillness in low-light forest habitats, that potential ability to sense ambient light through its own body adds to an already unusual sensory profile. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026 In 2024, for instance, the company donated $100 million to Ducks Unlimited to protect wildfowl breeding habitats in the North American prairies. —

Thad Moore, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026 Best practices—including community input during initial planning and avoiding biodiverse hot spots such as Natura 2000 areas, a European network of valuable habitats—are not always required, or followed. —

Meera Subramanian, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026 There are many ways humans can support backyard birds, such as offering them baths for preening, providing essential food and nutrients, and growing native plants for habitat and foraging. —

Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for habitat

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Moïse, who said she was born and raised in Haiti and had lived at the family home since 2015, described having as many as 30 to 50 guards around the home at all times.

— Tania Francois, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
On March 4, North Miami Beach police officers rushed to a 911 call of a teen lying on the ground at a home.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026