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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 habitats
Then hunting laws were passed, habitats restored, deer reintroduced to their old territories.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
During this period, alligators tend to be more active and may travel outside their usual habitats in search of mates, sometimes showing up in neighborhoods, roadways and other unexpected places.
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Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Grasslands make up 9% of California and are considered important wildlife habitats, according to the state.
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Lizzie Kane
june 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Barriers to streams’ flow can also affect upstream habitats and water quality, too.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Farmers are drying up acreage and, for about 40 miles downstream of Bend, fish habitats suffer, state scientists told us.
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Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
Thus, to investigate how walking sharks are distributed across eastern Papua New Guinea, researchers conducted 70 surveys between 2023 and 2025 searching coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass habitats by diving, snorkeling and even walking across reefs at low tide.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Together, those datasets help scientists build a detailed picture of life in deep-ocean habitats.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
See manatees, alligators, and more in their natural habitats at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park or Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
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Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
During this period, alligators tend to be more active and may travel outside their usual habitats in search of mates, sometimes showing up in neighborhoods, roadways and other unexpected places.
—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Grasslands make up 9% of California and are considered important wildlife habitats, according to the state.
—
Lizzie Kane
june 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Barriers to streams’ flow can also affect upstream habitats and water quality, too.
—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Farmers are drying up acreage and, for about 40 miles downstream of Bend, fish habitats suffer, state scientists told us.
—
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
Thus, to investigate how walking sharks are distributed across eastern Papua New Guinea, researchers conducted 70 surveys between 2023 and 2025 searching coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass habitats by diving, snorkeling and even walking across reefs at low tide.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Together, those datasets help scientists build a detailed picture of life in deep-ocean habitats.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
See manatees, alligators, and more in their natural habitats at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park or Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitats
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Of those, about 116,000 homes are needed at rents below $1,300 per month.
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The gush of new money stands to drive up the cost of homes in neighborhoods already in hot demand, echoing a pattern that has occurred in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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European streamer SkyShowtime, which is part-owned by Paramount, has it for a raft of territories including several in CEE, Scandinavia as well as Spain and Portugal.
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Following its Berlinale world premiere, Best Friend Forever kicked off sales on the film and has ongoing negotiations across additional territories.
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Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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No other existing or planned telescope can observe through multiple ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum simultaneously on such short notice.
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“Habitats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitats. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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