cohabited

Definition of cohabitednext
past tense of cohabit
as in lived
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 cohabited 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
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  • Siidam was born at the Sacramento Zoo and lived all of her 38 years of life there.
    Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The Alawi faith is a branch of Shi’a Islam that traces its origins to the early Islamic period and the teachings of Ibn Nusayr, a Shi’a scholar who lived and worked in what is now northern Iraq during the late eighth and early ninth centuries.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
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  • At least 1,000 Americans and family members of Americans resided in and wished to depart Gaza in October 2023, according to a State Department briefing at the time, while around 45,000 to 60,000 Palestinian Americans lived in the West Bank, Reuters reported in July 2023.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Robert Anderson, the lead detective on the case, got the copies, one of which was a letter that Friedmann had addressed to a relative of his by marriage, Greg Hall (no relation to the sheriff), a handyman who lived in a Nashville apartment complex where Friedmann had once resided.
    James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

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“Cohabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabited. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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