cohabits

Definition of cohabitsnext
present tense third-person singular of cohabit
as in lives
formal to share a home and have a sexual relationship They cohabited in a small apartment in the city.

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  • Sheriff’s officials said Nancy Guthrie lives alone but has house staff who assist with household needs.
    Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The program runs seven days a week, 16 hours a day, but is not yet operating in the 107th Precinct, where Chakraborty lives.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
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  • The spotlight, however, seems fixated on Estelle Manor, which technically resides in a region where there’s more sheep than people.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Structure information summary Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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  • La Dolce Vita and the Minerva, which occupies the erstwhile palazzo of 17th-century aristocrats, debuted last April.
    Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas occupies the fifth spot.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Each sound inhabits its own space, hardly touching the others.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That tonal shift is mirrored not only in the storytelling, but in the places the series now inhabits.
    Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Best Care Practices Use a mix created specifically for container growing, which doesn’t compact and stays nice and airy all season long.
    Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The mahogany music room stays true with a grand piano, now covered wall-to-wall in shimmering gold wallpaper that glows at night.
    Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Cohabits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabits. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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