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Recent Examples of cohabitant
He was arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty to one felony count of animal cruelty, one misdemeanor charge each of injury to a spouse or cohabitant and attempting to dissuade a victim or witness, and three counts of disobeying a court order to not contact the victim.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The allegations were among a long list of charges against the career firefighter, including special allegations of multiple murders, murder to prevent testimony, intentional discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and corporal injury to a cohabitant.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The actor turned businessman, who filed for divorce from Richards in July, is facing four criminal charges by the State of California — two counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child's parent; and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The allegations were among a long list of charges against the career firefighter, including special allegations of multiple murders, murder to prevent testimony, intentional discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and corporal injury to a cohabitant.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The actor turned businessman, who filed for divorce from Richards in July, is facing four criminal charges by the State of California — two counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child's parent; and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohabitant
Noun
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Once constructed, the sleeping cabin program will provide wrap-around services, meals and case management services to residents with the goal of transitioning them into permanent housing.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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More than 11 million residents live in the city proper alone.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Still, why would a government more than six thousand miles away from a suburban Pennsylvania town that has fewer than ten thousand inhabitants be poking around in a distant municipal water system?—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The decades-old attraction has been closed since last September when its more than 30 inhabitants were relocated elsewhere in the park.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The occupants had moved on from patriotism and returned to hip-hop at full volume.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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At least one of the fleeing occupants opened fire and an officer returned fire, police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The lobby and tenant amenity areas were upgraded in 2019, according to real estate tracker CoStar, which lists the property as more than half vacant.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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When Lind offered to let Danielson live on the Robert Gray with him and another tenant, a gardener who worked in San Francisco, Danielson jumped at the chance, and remained there for most of 2018.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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Therefore, work-from-home professionals or city dwellers who often use other modes of transportation could save big with this brand.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Roku 2-in-1 Soundbar Deal The Roku Streambar SE is the ultimate minimalist hack for the dedicated couch-dweller.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The country was a communication desert, with a tele-density (a key metric of economic development) languishing at 0.4 lines per 100 habitants.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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In Les habitants, Depardon outfits a camper-trailer with mics and cameras and hits the French highways, parking in various locations around the country and inviting a range of people—teenagers and the elderly, single people and couples, parents and children—inside simply to talk.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Cohabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabitant. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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