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cohabitants

noun

plural of cohabitant
as in inhabitants

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  1. inhabitants
  2. residents
  3. occupants
  4. dwellers
  5. tenants
  6. habitants
  7. denizens
Noun
  • Vahl paints a stark portrait of the town and its few inhabitants — basically three men left in charge of a few dozen others — in succinct brushstrokes that combine the remote pastoral locations with flashes of gore and violence.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, planets like GJ 1061c or K2-3d may have older evolutionary histories, but that doesn’t correlate to highly advanced inhabitants.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of inhabitants
Noun
  • Hawaii officials told residents to put together emergency kits and the governor issued an emergency proclamation, activating more than 230 Hawaii National Guard members.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Castellucci also finds an upbeat feeling among Charlotte residents that’s contagious.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of residents
Noun
  • Several occupants fired shots into the home before the SUV before sped off, the witness said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The filing names Condado Tacos 50 LLC, as well as other occupants at the Providence Road address.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of occupants
Noun
  • Oakland is implementing a new encampment policy that allows inhabited vehicles to be cited and towed more quickly, drawing the ire of RV dwellers who say the city is reneging on its promises.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The change in psychological distress levels since the pandemic was twice as large for solo dwellers in remote-friendly jobs compared with those who live with others, the Science study found.
    — Cordilia James, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of dwellers
Noun
  • Several building owners watched their tenants leave or payments on their debt balloon with rents unable to keep up after the 2020 pandemic upended the office market.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In late August, the receiver reported that eviction proceedings were about to begin against 10 Fairlane tenants.
    — JC Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenants
Noun
  • Accordingly, the First Continental Congress wrote to Quebec’s habitants – residents of French origin – to invite them to join their new nationalist project.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • One of those new habitants, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced last week, was Lily Pond in Long Island.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Definition of habitants
Noun
  • Lawrence has spent plenty of time with students on Michigan State's sprawling campus, but he's also become a staple at meetings of residents — often farmers or other rural denizens — fighting data center proposals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a certain wavelength of hangdog humor that denizens of the former Soviet Republics seem able to tune into at will, and Georgian director Levan Koguashvili more than most.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of denizens
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“Cohabitants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabitants. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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