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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  • Her narration, once heavy-handed, is now pared down, functioning only as thin connective tissue between Rue’s desert misadventures and the rest of the cast’s Los Angeles lives.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The comedy that lives beyond that frame deserves its own telling, with the same seriousness and depth.
    Geoff Bennett, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
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  • Davitt, 26, resides in Indianola, which is around 2½ hours away from Kansas City.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The Jokić defense The greatest swing skill for the NBA playoffs resides in Colorado.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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  • By focussing on female characters, Jude invites sympathy for individuals who are structurally less empowered than their male peers, just as Romania occupies a position of weakness in relation to its European neighbors.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The election was closely watched in countries around Europe and beyond, which is a testament to the outsize role Orban occupies in far-right populist politics worldwide.
    Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
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  • Olsen fully inhabits her role as a popular social media influencer and the object of Ingrid's obsession.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Hameed provides the voice and remote puppetry, while Shah inhabits the bear costume onstage.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Both career-wise, and as a group that stays together and whose members love one another?
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
  • For her clients seeking to go beyond the Greek islands, Evyssa Vacations’ Dali organizes exclusive truffle hunting outings in Metsovo, home to the Vlach shepherd community; stays atop a private mountain at the Grand Forest Metsovo; and visits to Meteora monasteries in the nearby Thessaly.
    Yulia Denisyuk, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Cohabits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabits. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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