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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  • Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson housing projects were built and black folks settled in, dreaming of moving in with their better-off cousins who lived near Lenox Avenue.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The slavery exhibits were a collaborative effort and detail the lives of nine people enslaved at the home while Washington lived there as president.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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  • More alarming, Kayce and his son, Tate (Brecken Merrill), look on devastated as a nurse puts a sheet over a body in the desolate East Camp of the Dutton Ranch, where the family resided.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The center also found that in 2023, nearly 6 percent of K-12 students in the Pine Tree State had parents without legal status, with nearly 40 percent of adults without legal status having resided in the state for more than five years.
    Max Rego, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Cohabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabited. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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