cohabit

Definition of cohabitnext
as in to live
formal to share a home and have a sexual relationship They cohabited in a small apartment in the city.

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Recent Examples of cohabit Talking through everyday responsibilities and standards for shared spaces helps prevent many of the conflicts couples report in their first year of cohabiting. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026 The complex and multifaceted tale of love revolves around a woman, husband and lover who try to cohabit under the same roof. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026 The Mavericks and Stars have shared venues since the Stars moved to Dallas from Minneapolis in 1993, previously cohabiting the Reunion Arena. — Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026 Larry has cohabited, sometimes uneasily, with prime ministerial pets including Boris Johnson’s Jack Russell cross Dilyn and Rishi Sunak’s Labrador retriever Nova. — Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cohabit
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  • In turn, maneuvers are the living afterimages of protocol, supplying empirical evidence of how operations played out.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For the first time in more than a century, people are about to start living inside New York’s Flatiron Building.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • The couple bought a home in Marshfield, a coastal town where Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler also resides.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Some of this dark data may not even be stored electronically, but might reside in hard copy form.
    — Don Murray, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Cohabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabit. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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