cohabits

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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Verb
  • His neighbor Lupe Campos, who worked in the oil fields for more than three decades, lives three blocks from a flare.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Gabriel helps Ansari's character swap lives with his wealthy employer Jeff (Rogen) in an effort to show him that money can't buy happiness.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The family resides in California.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Biden spent decades as one of Delaware’s senators and resides there.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Where to stay Renovated in 2021, the Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou occupies the 20th–38th floors of a tower only steps from the Pearl River.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
  • McCormick occupies District 1, which is fully within Johnson's 4th Congressional District.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The festival inhabits empty buildings in Riga, exploring their potential and possible development strategies that could be used to regenerate them.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The pomegranate contains all the commandments of God in its seeds; the divine inhabits it.
    Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But if inflation stays elevated and the Fed holds—or lifts—rates to fight it, those future cash flows get discounted at a higher rate, shrinking today’s value.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Naturally, over-the-air updates will continue to be rolled out to ensure the EV stays at the bleeding edge.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Cohabits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabits. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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