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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  • According to Silva, who lives near Comala, the restaurants worth noting here are Cuaxiote, De La Suerte, and Hacienda Pascual Nogueras with chef Alan Ramos.
    Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • Heston is at his most gleefully cynical as Robert Thorn, a police detective who lives and works in a New York City decimated by environmental deterioration and dwindling resources.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
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  • The Swift Observatory is in a region of space known as low-Earth orbit nearer to the atmosphere, which is also where the International Space Station resides.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • While investors concentrate on NVIDIA's staggering growth rate, an even more revealing figure resides in its supply commitments, illustrating a calculated strategy to satisfy demand that skeptics argue may not be viable.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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  • Damage from the campaign has been felt most acutely in Crimea, the four regions Russia occupies in Ukraine, the areas that border Ukraine, and, perhaps most notably, Moscow.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026
  • Booking Office 1869 occupies the old ticket hall and the hotel also contains a spa and indoor pool.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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  • While Toy Story films usually focus on one child, Toy Story 5 will introduce Blaze, a girl who inhabits Jesse’s old farm where Emily — Jesse’s original owner from Toy Story 2 — once lived, voiced by Myka-Michelle Harris.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • Together with his assistant Patricia (Kate O’Flynn) and true believer Wyck (Stephen Root), Tom discovers the off vibes originate with a pact between town founder Richard Warren (Hamish Linklater) and the demonic force that inhabits the island.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
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  • May 21 – June 20 Conversations feel easier when curiosity stays open.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026
  • That silent fear comes back as an earnout, where you only get paid if that client stays.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
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“Cohabits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabits. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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