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Recent Examples of cohabit
Today, rural children are less likely than urban children to live with married parents and are more likely to live with cohabiting unmarried parents or in the care of grandparents or other relatives.
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Shannon M. Monnat, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Sometimes, cohabiting cats need a period time to get used to one another.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For instance, a 2017 study published in The Family Journal explored how empathy shapes relationship quality among cohabiting couples.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
No alcohol is served onboard and as a mixed unmarried couple we are forbidden to cohabit.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024
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Shannon M. Monnat, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
Sometimes, cohabiting cats need a period time to get used to one another.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
For instance, a 2017 study published in The Family Journal explored how empathy shapes relationship quality among cohabiting couples.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
No alcohol is served onboard and as a mixed unmarried couple we are forbidden to cohabit.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohabit
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Residents living outside of those eight Southeast Michigan counties will also see fuel savings, Whitmer says, because those counties are already allowed to sell cheaper fuel blends without a waiver.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Later that month, his daughter, who lives abroad, received a call from an unknown number informing her that her brother had been shot and killed.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The case involved a California man named Wong Kim Ark, who was born in San Francisco in 1873 to parents who were Chinese citizens but had resided in the United States.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The very bright star Rigel marks his left knee, and Betelgeuse, a bright and noticeably orange star, resides at the Hunter’s right armpit.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Cohabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabit. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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