Thesaurus results for COHABITS

cohabits

verb

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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But the family lives nearby, and the kids ride their bikes between houses.

— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
The documentary angle, of course, is this great director probing the ethics in his own vocation as an intrusive force, one that shapes lives, emotions and, in this case, the weight of a genuine tragedy.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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The 16-acre complex of 19th-century mill buildings occupies almost a third of the North Adams downtown business region.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Zhu-Nowell is executive director and chief curator of Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum, which occupies a 1930s building renovated by British architect David Chipperfield in 2010.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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An untitled 2026 work, featuring a bromeliad goddess, inhabits a different atmosphere.

— Tatiane de Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Food and drink Just off the courtyard, Capitulo restaurant inhabits the former chapter house, a beautiful space with vaulted ceilings, timeworn details, and a stylish, contemporary stunner of a bar.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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But scientific progress rarely stays within neat national boxes for long, even when governments would prefer it to.

— Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
The Unity Rewards allows users in other legal states to earn points that can be used on dining, stays, and other perks at Hard Rock locations.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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