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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  • Pierce County court records show that a woman who lived at the address last May obtained a one-year protection order against her 32-year-old son.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Most of these people have lived there before.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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  • The real trophy, meanwhile, had resided in a safe that had once belonged to Mulvihill’s grandfather, a Depression-era banker.
    Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The group of women, most of whom resided near California, were reportedly seasoned backcountry skiers.
    Bonny Chu , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026

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“Cohabited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabited. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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