uninhabitable
adjective
un·in·hab·it·able
ˌən-in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl 
: unfit for habitation : not inhabitable
an uninhabitable wilderness
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In Gaza, relief was tempered by grief and uncertainty, with many areas rendered uninhabitable.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Following Milwaukee's August storms, over 50 properties were declared uninhabitable.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The offensive has displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population, often multiple times, and left much of the territory uninhabitable.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
In early January 2025, the Bureau of Land Management website explained the communities are in an area that climate change is rendering uninhabitable, mentioning climate eight times.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Following Milwaukee's August storms, over 50 properties were declared uninhabitable.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The offensive has displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population, often multiple times, and left much of the territory uninhabitable.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
In early January 2025, the Bureau of Land Management website explained the communities are in an area that climate change is rendering uninhabitable, mentioning climate eight times.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Uninhabitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhabitable. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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