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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  • Avtar apparently had difficulty understanding the man and, by phone, called another man who lives at the temple to help translate, Deep said.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Brad Trahan is a parent of 25-year-old who lives with autism.
    Esme Murphy, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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  • Mitski is the writer of these songs, but the speaker is someone else, a reclusive woman who resides in an unkempt house.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Amendola now resides in the home with his girlfriend and their long-haired dachshund, Birdy.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
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  • Wildlife, as Archaeology News concludes, occupies the same space as this defense history, so once again, archaeology demonstrates itself as an activity full of meaning.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Unlike the white cube spaces of many galleries, Jack Shainman’s Lafayette Street location occupies a former Beaux-Arts bank hall within the historic Clock Tower building.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 1 Mar. 2026
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  • Blending observation with musical sequences, the film inhabits routine, memory and desire in a city shaped by crisis and persistence.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Moura inhabits the raw honesty of a man caught in the heart of authoritarianism, anchoring a timely, true-story-adjacent drama.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
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  • When a heat wave strikes or a cold snap sets in, a basement stays relatively comfortable compared to an upstairs room.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The look stays clean yet alluring with the right amount of shine to catch the eye.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Cohabits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabits. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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